Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of Covid-19
A new study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
Solving brain dynamics gives rise to flexible machine-learning models
MIT CSAIL researchers solve a differential equation behind the interaction of two neurons through synapses to unlock a new type of speedy and efficient AI algorithm.
3 Questions: Looking to Artemis I for a return to the moon
As NASA launches Artemis I, MIT experts weigh in on the importance of the mission to future space exploration.
Q&A: MIT competitive programmers on going the distance
Students describe what it’s like to compete at the very top tiers of computing.
With new heat treatment, 3D-printed metals can withstand extreme conditions
A technique that transforms the metals’ microscopic structure may enable energy-efficient 3D printing of blades for gas turbines or jet engines.
Three from MIT named 2023 Rhodes Scholars
Jack Cook, Matthew Kearney, and Jupneet Singh will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
MIT PhD students shed light on important water and food research
J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.
Ensuring AI works with the right dose of curiosity
Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problem of balancing curious “exploration” versus “exploitation” of known pathways in reinforcement learning.
Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
3 Questions: Supporting student veterans at MIT
Liam Gale, new program administrator for the Student Veteran Success Office, describes experiences of student veterans and how the Institute supports them.
Inspiration at the atomic scale
With new techniques in electron microscopy, James LeBeau explores the nanoscale landscape within materials to understand their properties.
New research collaboration aims to tackle global societal challenges through design
Hasso Plattner Institute-MIT Research Program on Designing for Sustainability will focus on sustainable design, innovation, and digital technologies.
An easier way to remove medical devices
Metal stents or staples that disintegrate on demand inside the body could eliminate some surgical and endoscopic procedures.
UpNano joins MIT.nano Consortium
Provider of ultra-high resolution 3D printing becomes sustaining member of industry group.
Professor Emeritus Louis Braida, speech and hearing scientist and hearing aid innovator, dies at 79
Valued mentor was known for research in intensity perception, hearing-impairment characterization, and aids for the deaf.