Researchers add a splash of human intuition to planning algorithms
Incorporating strategies from skilled human planners improves automatic planners’ performance.
Sensor traces dopamine released by single cells
New technology could help neuroscientists understand how dopamine influences brain activity.
Engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors
Ingestible electronic devices could monitor physiological conditions or deliver drugs.
Microbial manufacturing
Engineered bacteria produce rare and commercially useful compounds in large quantities.
Professor Tom Leighton and Danny Lewin SM ’98 named to National Inventors Hall of Fame
Akamai founders honored for applying algorithms to solve web congestion.
Toward all-solid lithium batteries
Researchers investigate mechanics of lithium sulfides, which show promise as solid electrolytes.
Wearable AI system can detect a conversation's tone
Coupled with audio and vital-sign data, deep-learning system could someday serve as a “social coach” for people with anxiety or Asperger’s.
Transparent, gel-based robots can catch and release live fish
Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.
Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air
Jesse Kroll examines how pollutants change chemically as they waft around the globe.
How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children's book series
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series.
For refugee camps, a waterless toilet to improve health and safety
As camps swell, change:WATER Labs aims to bring toilets into individual homes.
Research assistants at energy’s cutting edge
MIT graduate students in energy fields gain skills and advance knowledge while helping to move toward a low-carbon future.
Adding hands-on practice to science and engineering classes
A new advising seminar incorporates making and other types of hands-on learning to enhance first-year required courses.
Optimizing code
Modifying the “middle end” of a popular compiler yields more-efficient parallel programs.