Machine-learning system flags remedies that might do more harm than good
The system could help physicians select the least risky treatments in urgent situations, such as treating sepsis.
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EECS graduate women’s research summit increases research visibility and strengthens community
Summit features the latest research of women and other underrepresented genders in MIT EECS, along with an opportunity to network, share experiences, and learn.
Machines that see the world more like humans do
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do.
Q&A: More-sustainable concrete with machine learning
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers aim to design concrete mixtures that use AI to shrink environmental footprint and cost, while recycling byproducts and increasing performance.
A system for designing and training intelligent soft robots
“Evolution Gym” is a large-scale benchmark for co-optimizing the design and control of soft robots that takes inspiration from nature and evolutionary processes.
Technique enables real-time rendering of scenes in 3D
The new machine-learning system can generate a 3D scene from an image about 15,000 times faster than other methods.
Taking some of the guesswork out of drug discovery
A deep learning model rapidly predicts the 3D shapes of drug-like molecules, which could accelerate the process of discovering new medicines.
The intersection of math, computers, and everything else
Senior Shardul Chiplunkar aims to be a translator between the tech world and the rest of society.
Helping people understand and track their health
MIT spinoff Fitnescity makes it easier for users to schedule health tests, work with physicians, and interpret results.
3 Questions: Can we fix our flawed software?
Professor Daniel Jackson explores conceptual clarity and a new theory of software design in his book “The Essence of Software.”
Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships
A new machine-learning model could enable robots to understand interactions in the world in the way humans do.
Design’s new frontier
Mechanical engineers are using cutting-edge computing techniques to re-imagine how the products, systems, and infrastructures we use are designed.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory wins nine R&D 100 Awards for 2021
A life-detecting radar, a microscale motor, and a quantum network architecture are among this year's most innovative new technologies.
Electrochemistry, from batteries to brains
Professor Bilge Yildiz finds patterns in the behavior of ions across applications.
Dexterous robotic hands manipulate thousands of objects with ease
Model-free framework reorients over 2,000 diverse objects with a hand facing both upward and downward, in a step toward more human-like manipulation.