Wednesday, 18 February 2026
ORAL EXAM MATERIALS - Senior b (a.l.)
Topics
- Antimicrobials at https://news.mit.edu/2026/using-synthetic-biology-ai-address-global-antimicrobial-resistance-0211
- Sound-supressing silk at https://news.mit.edu/2024/sound-suppressing-silk-can-create-quiet-spaces-0507
- Sensory face mask (up to "Fig. 1: System overview" included) at https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/a-conformable-sensory-face-mask-for-decoding-biological-and-environmental-signals/
- Wearable technology at https://news.umich.edu/researchers-from-u-m-msu-ou-team-up-to-develop-wearable-pollution-measuring-technology/
- Reversing hair loss at https://news.mit.edu/2024/new-treatment-could-reverse-hair-loss-caused-autoimmune-skin-disease-0509
- Nanotechnology at http://news.mit.edu/2018/shrink-any-object-nanoscale-1213
- Social cyberdefense at http://news.mit.edu/2019/cyber-negotiations-cyberterrorists-0305
- Robotic muscle at http://news.mit.edu/2019/spider-silk-humidity-robotic-muscle-0301
ORAL EXAM MATERIALS - Senior c (a.l.)
THE UK:
I. The Norman Conquest
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6/articles/z3s9j6f
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/why-should-I-care-about-1066/z7ff2sg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfBZuo2Jcwc
- (Up to 2:55) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owf5Uq4oFps
II. The English back to "English"
- (Up to MIDDLE ENGLISH, A PERIOD OF GREAT CHANGE, included) https://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/subirats/the-norman-conquest-the-influence-of-french-on-the-english-language-loans-and-calques/
THE USA:
(info at LINK)
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III George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
IV Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt
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