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A grid of nine cars. Each is rainbow-colored showing their “surface fields.” The bumpers are red while the roofs are blue and green.

Want to design the car of the future? Here are 8,000 designs to get you started.

MIT engineers developed the largest open-source dataset of car designs, including their aerodynamics, that could speed design of eco-friendly cars and electric vehicles.

December 5, 2024

MIT delegation mainstreams biodiversity conservation at the UN Biodiversity Convention, COP16

First organized MIT delegation highlights the Institute's growing commitment to addressing climate change by showcasing research on biodiversity conservation, AI, and the role of local communities.

December 4, 2024

Five images of a 3D robotic bee character. Each image has a smaller 3D model next to it.

A new way to create realistic 3D shapes using generative AI

Researchers propose a simple fix to an existing technique that could help artists, designers, and engineers create better 3D models.

December 4, 2024

From refugee to MIT graduate student

As a child, a civil war drove Mlen-Too Wesley out of Liberia. As an adult, he has returned and is applying what he learned in an MITx MicroMasters program to help the West African nation thrive.

December 3, 2024

A computer chip with an engraved cityscape has white and green energy above it.

Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency

This new device uses light to perform the key operations of a deep neural network on a chip, opening the door to high-speed processors that can learn in real-time.

December 2, 2024

On left, a rural setting with grass and greenery. On right, brown flood water shows excessive flooding.

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.

November 25, 2024

Photo illustration of a tree in a park seen at five growth stages, with a city skyline in the background

Advancing urban tree monitoring with AI-powered digital twins

The Tree-D Fusion system integrates generative AI and genus-conditioned algorithms to create precise simulation-ready models of 600,000 existing urban trees across North America.

November 21, 2024

9 Students pose against a bank of cherry blossoms in front of the Washington Monument

Making a mark in the nation’s capital

Alumni and founders of MIT Washington Summer Internship Program reflect on three decades of impact.

November 19, 2024

On a dark stage, Jordan Rudess performs on keyboard in front of a kinetic sculpture featuring a grid of white petals

A model of virtuosity

Acclaimed keyboardist Jordan Rudess’s collaboration with the MIT Media Lab culminates in live improvisation between an AI “jam_bot” and the artist.

November 19, 2024

Alan Yu, Phillip Isola, and Ge Yang squat behind a small silver quadruped robot

Can robots learn from machine dreams?

MIT CSAIL researchers used AI-generated images to train a robot dog in parkour, without real-world data. Their LucidSim system demonstrates generative AI's potential for creating robotics training data.

November 19, 2024

Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall.

November 16, 2024

Two people pose holding up a large prop check for $10,000

A launchpad for entrepreneurship in aerospace

The Certificate in Aerospace Innovation gives students the tools and confidence to be aerospace entrepreneurs during an inflection point in the industry.

November 15, 2024

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Ensuring a durable transition

Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference.

November 15, 2024

At left is a colorful expressionist painting. In the middle, an AI-generated circular graph, and on the right an AI-generated design that looks like a colorful biological specimen.

Graph-based AI model maps the future of innovation

An AI method developed by Professor Markus Buehler finds hidden links between science and art to suggest novel materials.

November 12, 2024

Yunyi Zhu adjusts wires at her lab bench. Six insets show three objects before and after being reprogrammed: headphones, a shirt, and another shirt and arm cast..

A portable light system that can digitize everyday objects

A new design tool uses UV and RGB lights to change the color and textures of everyday objects. The system could enable surfaces to display dynamic patterns, such as health data and fashion designs.

November 6, 2024

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Want to design the car of the future? Here are 8,000 designs to get you started.

MIT delegation mainstreams biodiversity conservation at the UN Biodiversity Convention, COP16

A new way to create realistic 3D shapes using generative AI

From refugee to MIT graduate student

Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

Advancing urban tree monitoring with AI-powered digital twins

Making a mark in the nation’s capital

A model of virtuosity

Can robots learn from machine dreams?

Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

A launchpad for entrepreneurship in aerospace

Ensuring a durable transition

Graph-based AI model maps the future of innovation

A portable light system that can digitize everyday objects

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