A smarter way to develop new drugs
A new artificial intelligence technique only proposes candidate molecules that can actually be produced in a lab.
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Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker
The flexible, thin-film device has the potential to make any surface into a low-power, high-quality audio source.
Estimating the informativeness of data
MIT researchers can now estimate how much information data are likely to contain, in a more accurate and scalable way than previous methods.
An easier way to teach robots new skills
Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations.
Providing hands-on photonics education across Massachusetts
MIT’s LEAP at MIT.nano is the first in a network to advance manufacturing for the state.
A new state of the art for unsupervised computer vision
MIT CSAIL scientists created an algorithm to solve one of the hardest tasks in computer vision: assigning a label to every pixel in the world, without human supervision.
Anticipating others’ behavior on the road
A new machine-learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians in real-time.
Professor Emeritus Markus Zahn, who specialized in electromagnetic field interactions, dies at 75
Admired teacher and mentor was a longtime member of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems and the High Voltage Research Laboratory, and champion of the VI-A Internship program.
Zoë Marschner and Charlotte Wickert named 2022-23 Goldwater Scholars
MIT undergraduates whose research areas explore artificial intelligence, space, and climate change honored for their academic achievements.
A flexible way to grab items with feeling
MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.
Learning to think critically about machine learning
A multidisciplinary team of graduate students helps infuse ethical computing content into MIT’s largest machine learning course.
Three from MIT awarded 2022 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing unveils Break Through Tech AI
New program strives to bridge the talent gap for underrepresented groups in the tech industry.
MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants
The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.
Manipulating the future
A new robotic manipulation course provides a broad survey of state-of-the-art robotics, equipping students to identify and solve the field’s biggest problems.