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Chris Duncan, May I. Baker Professor of Visual Arts

Making "frozen smoke," the fast way

Ann Anderson, Agnes S. Macdonald Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bradford Bruno, professor of mechanical Engineering, Mary Carroll '86, Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry

Mechanisms as minds

John Rieffel, associate professor of computer science

Of doves and men

James A. de Sève, lecturer in film Studies, artist-in-residence

Can fungi replace plastics?

Fungi are an often overlooked group of organisms that could revolutionize the packing industry, making it so green every product would be 100-percent biodegradable. At least, if those products are made of fungi—by Ecovative Design—they will be.