Lighting up the ion trap
Fiber optics built into a chip can deliver all the laser light needed to control ions for quantum computing and sensing.
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Five MIT researchers receive awards from the American Physical Society
William Barletta, Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Katelin Schutz, and Phiala Shanahan honored for contributions to physics.
Every vote counts for this math student
Graduate student Ashwin Narayan takes off the fall semester to work on an election information database.
AI Cures: data-driven clinical solutions for Covid-19
MIT conference illustrates technologies developed in response to the pandemic and new opportunities for AI solutions for clinical management.
The Engine announces second round of funding to support “tough tech” companies
MIT spinout continues its investment in early-stage startups working to solve key challenges in climate change, human health, and advanced systems.
Autonomous boats could be your next ride
Five years in the making, MIT’s autonomous floating vessels get a size upgrade and learn a new way to communicate aboard the waters.
3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on how to assess election polls
MIT political scientist explains the responsibilities leaders have for shaping and sharing factual, truthful information in the nation's political discourse.
Why soldiers fight
Political science graduate student Matthew Cancian brings his own military experience to bear on battlefield psychology.
A wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate
Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.
Bringing construction projects to the digital world
The startup OpenSpace is using 360-degree cameras and computer vision to create comprehensive digital replicas of construction sites.
What are the odds your vote will not count?
MIT professor’s study quantifies how many mail-in ballots became “lost votes” in the 2016 U.S. federal election.
The real promise of synthetic data
MIT researchers release the Synthetic Data Vault, a set of open-source tools meant to expand data access without compromising privacy.
Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya
A team of MIT researchers is using the thermodynamic properties of water evaporation to bring off-grid cold storage of produce to remote, arid regions.
How many votes will be counted after election night?
Study measures the “blue shift” from absentee and provisional ballots, underscores uncertainties of 2020 vote.
Fotini Christia named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.