3D-printed revolving devices can sense how they are moving
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.
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Resilient bug-sized robots keep flying even after wing damage
New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.
Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups
Codon compiles Python code to run more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains.
New method accelerates data retrieval in huge databases
Researchers used machine learning to build faster and more efficient hash functions, which are a key component of databases.
MIT professor to Congress: “We are at an inflection point” with AI
Aleksander Mądry urges lawmakers to ask rigorous questions about how AI tools are being used by corporations.
Titanic robots make farming more sustainable
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises
Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 strains.
QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science
The second annual student-industry conference was held in-person for the first time.
Large language models are biased. Can logic help save them?
MIT researchers trained logic-aware language models to reduce harmful stereotypes like gender and racial biases.
Hari Balakrishnan awarded Marconi Prize
The prize is the top honor within the field of communications technology.
MIT-Takeda Program heads into fourth year with crop of 10 new projects
The program leverages MIT’s research expertise and Takeda’s industrial know-how for research in artificial intelligence and medicine.
Augmented reality headset enables users to see hidden objects
The device could help workers locate objects for fulfilling e-commerce orders or identify parts for assembling products.
Student-led conference charts the future of micro- and nanoscale research, reinforces scientific community
19th Microsystems Annual Research Conference reveals the next era of microsystems technologies, along with skiing and a dance party.
A new chip for decoding data transmissions demonstrates record-breaking energy efficiency
The chip, which can decipher any encoded signal, could enable lower-cost devices that perform better while requiring less hardware.
New chip for mobile devices knocks out unwanted signals
The receiver chip efficiently blocks signal interference that slows device performance and drains batteries.