New AI “copilot” helps engineers design better structures
The system asks humans for feedback to increase trust in machine-generated designs for buildings and bridges.
Helping robots fit into the human workplace
Founded by Anthony Jules ’92, SM ’92 and Professor Emeritus Rodney Brooks, Robust AI’s robots are designed to collaborate with humans in factories and warehouses.
Three Lincoln Laboratory technologies receive 2026 R&D 100 Awards
A secure operating system, a quantum microsystem platform, and a 5G interference-canceling algorithm are named among the year's most significant innovations.
New research could lead to faster, trustworthy AI models for climate prediction
MIT scientists developed a training method to generate models that simulate the effects of human activities on climate much more quickly than other approaches.
MIT-led team receives funding to develop next-generation alternatives to modern weed killers
With up to $53 million from ARPA-H, the researchers will use AI to generate safer herbicides that reduce dependence on imports and improve the security of the U.S. food supply.
A single AI model simulates the behavior of many substances, from sliding sand to folding proteins
By learning how matter moves, the WorldParticle system could assist with developing soft robots, medicines, and more.
AI-assisted learning platform helps robots reason beyond literal commands
The new approach, known as FLEX, could lead to more intuitive, interactive household and assistive robots.
How to predict the behavior of molecules from scant data
A machine-learning approach called CheMeleon provides a practical way to develop new drugs or other molecules with much less detailed, expensive experimentation.
Clearing up a robot’s fuzzy memory
A new system identifies and corrects unreliable object descriptions stored in a robot’s memory, improving the robot’s ability to interact with its environment.
Building connections across the research infrastructure
MIT.nano and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition gathered facility leaders and technology professionals from across the nation to explore ways to make shared-access facilities more connected.
Powering up for a pivotal moment
From a nuclear revival to qubits, the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference tracked deployment of today’s technologies to discovery of tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
Regina Barzilay and Jim Collins win Pritzker Prize for AI and Science Research Excellence for work in AI-enabled antibiotic discovery
The MIT professors collaborated to identify the first AI-discovered antibiotic, a scientific breakthrough that is widely recognized as a milestone in AI-driven drug discovery.
MIT affiliates named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows
Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI.
Q&A: Hey AI, who should I vote for this year?
MIT professors Adam Berinsky and Chara Podimata discuss a new project to track how AI chatbots are responding to questions about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
3 Questions: Why infrastructure is entering a defining era
Professor Ali Jadbabaie describes how AI, digital transformation, climate change, and complex geopolitics are forcing engineers and policymakers to rethink how infrastructure is designed, built, and managed.