3 Questions: How AI image generators could help robots
Yilun Du, a PhD student and MIT CSAIL affiliate, discusses the potential applications of generative art beyond the explosion of images that put the web into creative hysterics.
Seven with MIT ties receive awards from the American Physical Society
Professors Arup Chakraborty, Lina Necib, and Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz as well as Yuan Cao SM ’16, PhD ’20; Alina Kononov ’14; Elliott H. Lieb ’53; Haocun Yu PhD ’20; and others honored for contributions to physics.
Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up
Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn’t damage the material.
A faster experiment to find and study topological materials
Using machine learning and simple X-ray spectra, researchers can uncover compounds that might enable next-generation computer chips or quantum devices.
Simplifying the production of lithium-ion batteries
MIT spinout 24M Technologies designed a battery that reduces the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion cells.
The tenured engineers of 2022
Fourteen faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering.
Celebrating the life of undergraduate Mohamed Magdi Taha
Rising junior in Course 6-9 was “brave and compassionate” and strove to lift up others.
Desktop simulation of MIT.nano die bonder enables virtual tool training
Digital twins to expand training capabilities through virtual reality.
Finding community in high-energy-density physics
Graduate student Skylar Dannhoff discovers the collaborative world of fusion research.
School of Engineering third quarter 2022 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.
MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management reaches 1 million enrollments
Program's wide, global reach underlines changes that are transforming professional education.
Deep learning with light
A new method uses optics to accelerate machine-learning computations on smart speakers and other low-power connected devices.
Reprogrammable materials selectively self-assemble
Researchers create a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.
Seven from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2022
APS honors Anna Frebel, Liang Fu, Nuh Gedik, Or Hen, Nuno Loureiro, Fredrick Seguin, and Jesse Thaler for research, applications, teaching, and leadership.
Ad hoc committee releases report on remote teaching best practices for on-campus education
Task Force 2021 and Beyond report highlights innovative teaching practices that MIT instructors have incorporated into in-person classes, informed by remote-teaching experiences.