Educating national security leaders on artificial intelligence
Experts from MIT’s School of Engineering, Schwarzman College of Computing, and Sloan Executive Education educate national security leaders in AI fundamentals.
Researchers teach an AI to write better chart captions
A new dataset can help scientists develop automatic systems that generate richer, more descriptive captions for online charts.
Transatlantic connections make the difference for MIT Portugal
The international partnership focuses on climate and sustainability.
Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.
Computer vision system marries image recognition and generation
MAGE merges the two key tasks of image generation and recognition, typically trained separately, into a single system.
Researchers uncover a new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome
The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.
MIT researchers devise a way to evaluate cybersecurity methods
The system analyzes the likelihood that an attacker could thwart a certain security scheme to steal secret information.
International team reports powerful tool for studying, tuning atomically thin materials
Work could lead to heady applications in novel electronics and more.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2023-24
Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.
Exploring the unexpected social questions behind everyday medical devices
An MIT anthropology course encourages students to envision more equitable device design.
A novel combination therapy counters antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections
SMART researchers combine rifaximin and clarithromycin to effectively restore the latter drug's efficacy.
Redefining design through textiles
MIT Morningside Academy for Design Fellow Ganit Goldstein SM ’23 combines traditional craftsmanship and technology to transform the way clothes are produced and worn.
Panel addresses technologies needed for a net-zero future
Critical needs for curbing greenhouse gases include non-fossil fuel aviation, buildings, electric grids, industrial processes, and the potential of fusion power.
MIT engineering students take on the heat of Miami
A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.