Artificial intelligence sheds light on how the brain processes language
Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain.
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Fifteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2021-23
Honor recognizes professors who went the extra mile advising during the pandemic’s disruptions.
Ingenuity, design, and human spirit
A new book from the MIT Future Heritage Lab goes inside a Syrian refugee camp to uncover the creative lives of its inhabitants.
Artificial networks learn to smell like the brain
When asked to classify odors, artificial neural networks adopt a structure that closely resembles that of the brain’s olfactory circuitry.
New fibers can make breath-regulating garments
“Robotic” textiles could help performers and athletes train their breathing, and potentially help patients recovering from postsurgery breathing changes.
Cellular environments shape molecular architecture
Researchers glean a more complete picture of a structure called the nuclear pore complex by studying it directly inside cells.
For campus “porosity hunters,” climate resilience is the goal
With the MIT campus as a test bed, a citizen science effort provides lessons well beyond MIT.
MIT brings Campaign for a Better World to a successful finish
The effort raised more than $6 billion to spark innovation on global challenges.
New bionics center established at MIT with $24 million gift
Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics.
Institute Professor Paula Hammond named to White House science council
The head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Taking on the stormy seas
Themistoklis Sapsis tackles engineering problems associated with the unpredictable ocean environment and its effects on ships and other structures.
The next generation of glowing plants
Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.
MIT appoints members of new faculty committee to drive climate action plan
Professors Noelle Selin and Anne White will co-chair the Climate Nucleus, charged with managing and implementing MIT’s new plan.
Chemical engineering meets cancer immunotherapy
Sachin Bhagchandani wins NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition (F99/K00) Award.
MIT welcomes nine MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2021-22
Record number of honorees will engage in the life of the Institute through teaching, research, and other interactions with the MIT community.