Bringing sustainable and affordable electricity to all
MIT Energy Initiative spinoff Waya Energy helps countries work toward universal access to electricity.
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Machine-learning system based on light could yield more powerful, efficient large language models
MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems.
Fourteen MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2022 and 2023
Faculty members were recently granted tenure in the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, EAPS, and Physics.
Field campaign assesses vulnerabilities of 5G networks
A Lincoln Laboratory team visited Hill Air Force Base in Utah to determine how susceptible the latest-generation mobile network is to detection, geolocation, and jamming.
Not your grandparents’ “Monopoly”
MIT board game designers take on social and cultural topics, with a playful twist.
A new vision for ultrasound imaging
Ultrasound research specialist and 2023 MIT Excellence Award winner Nicole Henning adapts ultrasound technology for more sensitive, less invasive imaging for disease modeling.
Moving days for MIT’s history
The MIT Museum is preparing to transfer its enormous collection — and making a few surprising discoveries along the way.
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2023 Infinite Mile Awards
Twenty staffers recognized for providing valuable service to the MIT community, strengthening organizational culture, and uplifting their colleagues.
Addressing food insecurity in arid regions with an open-source evaporative cooling chamber design
Less expensive than refrigerated cold rooms, this cooling chamber offers accessible cold storage for smallholder farmers.
Angela Koehler appointed faculty director of the Deshpande Center
A biotech entrepreneur, Koehler will help faculty and students launch startups and bring new products to market through the MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation.
MIT researchers to lead a new center for continuous mRNA manufacturing
A pilot-scale system, enabled by an $82 million award from the FDA, aims to accelerate the development and production of mRNA technologies.
How an “AI-tocracy” emerges
In China, the use of AI-driven facial recognition helps the regime repress dissent while enhancing the technology, researchers report.
Study: The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change
The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.
Vaccine delivers a boost to T cell therapy
The new strategy may enable engineered T cells to eradicate solid tumors such as glioblastoma.
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.