SMART Innovation Center awarded five-year NRF grant for new deep tech ventures
By providing researchers with financial and strategic support from the early stages, the Innovation Center hopes to bring new and disruptive technologies to market.
MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2022-23
Undergraduate engineering and computer science programs are No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
AI system makes models like DALL-E 2 more creative
Researchers develop a new method that uses multiple models to create more complex images with better understanding.
J-WAFS awards $150K Solutions grant to Patrick Doyle and team for rapid removal of micropollutants from water
The grant will enable pilot-scale water treatment systems to be built and tested using sustainable hydrogel microparticles.
Collaborative machine learning that preserves privacy
Researchers increase the accuracy and efficiency of a machine-learning method that safeguards user data.
Turning carbon dioxide into valuable products
Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process.
MIT students contribute to success of historic fusion experiment
Students are part of large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory.
Analyzing the potential of AlphaFold in drug discovery
Study finds computer models that predict molecular interactions need improvement before they can help identify drug mechanisms of action.
High-energy and hungry for the hardest problems
Fusion physics pioneer and MIT climate change leader Anne White hopes to help “save the world with nuclear.”
Chloé Gentgen named one of Aviation Week Network’s “20 Twenties”
Honor recognizes top graduate students on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.
A simple way to significantly increase lifetimes of fuel cells and other devices
MIT researchers find that changing the pH of a system solves a decades-old problem.
MIT’s MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere.
AI that can learn the patterns of human language
On its own, a new machine-learning model discovers linguistic rules that often match up with those created by human experts.
Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues
Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.
MIT’s solar car team wins American Solar Challenge for the second year in a row
The team credits strategy and team building for keeping the lead in a tight race.