MIT’s top research stories of 2023
A cheaper water desalination device, a wearable ultrasound scanner, and a new kind of supercapacitor were some of MIT News’ most popular articles.
A cheaper water desalination device, a wearable ultrasound scanner, and a new kind of supercapacitor were some of MIT News’ most popular articles.
Top Institute stories dealt with a presidential inauguration, international accolades for faculty and students, “Dialogues Across Difference,” new and refreshed community spaces, and more.
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.
Senior and physics major Gosha Geogdzhayev devotes himself to climate modeling and writing poetry.
MIT researchers find that in mice and human cell cultures, lipid nanoparticles can deliver a potential therapy for inflammation in the brain, a prominent symptom in Alzheimer’s.
Using generative AI, MIT chemical engineers and chemists created a model that can predict the structures formed when a chemical reaction reaches its point of no return.
MIT professor combines nanoscience and viruses to develop solutions in energy, environment, and medicine.
Study shows computational models trained to perform auditory tasks display an internal organization similar to that of the human auditory cortex.
Assistant professor of physics honored for work on the development of laser spectroscopy techniques to investigate the properties of subatomic particles.
In a study that could help fill some holes in quantum theory, the team recreated a “quantum bomb tester” in a classical droplet test.
During the last week of November, MIT hosted symposia and events aimed at examining the implications and possibilities of generative AI.
The professor of chemistry participated in various festivities, culminating in the Nobel Prize ceremony on Dec. 10.
Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li will pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.
The molecules, known as acenes, could be useful as organic light-emitting diodes or solar cells, among other possible applications.