MIT researchers developed a way to evaluate the scale-up potential of quantum materials, combining a material’s quantum behavior with its cost, supply chain resilience, and environmental footprint. The approach could help researchers identify materials for next-generation microelectronics, energy harvesting applications, and medical diagnostics. 

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), in collaboration with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), has developed a comprehensive roadmap toward an integrated biological and environmental data network. The initiative, known as the Building an Integrated, Open, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (BIOFAIR) Data Network project, addresses the urgent need to connect fragmented data held in biodiversity collections and other biological and environmental data repositories to tackle pressing societal challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change, invasive species, and emerging public health threats.