Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition
Nona Desalination is developing a compact water-desalination device that requires less electricity than a cell phone charger.
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Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022
Faculty members Angela Belcher, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Ronitt Rubinfeld elected by peers for outstanding contributions to research.
Technique protects privacy when making online recommendations
Researchers devise an efficient protocol to keep a user’s private information secure when algorithms use it to recommend products, songs, or shows.
Q&A: Chris Rackauckas on the equations at the heart of practically everything
Have a question about numerical differential equations? Odds are this CSAIL research affiliate has already addressed it.
Approaching human cognition from many angles
Senior Keith Murray combines his interests in neuroscience, computation, and philosophy to better understand human behavior.
Peter Fisher to step down as head of the Department of Physics
Professor led MIT department for eight years, playing pivotal leadership roles at the Institute and in physics research and community-building.
Unpacking black-box models
Researchers create a mathematical framework to evaluate explanations of machine-learning models and quantify how well people understand them.
Artificial intelligence system learns concepts shared across video, audio, and text
A machine-learning model can identify the action in a video clip and label it, without the help of humans.
What words can convey
Natural language processing models capture rich knowledge of words’ meanings through statistics.
Sanjay Sarma to step down as vice president for open learning
Following nine years leading MIT’s work on digital learning, the longtime faculty member will focus on teaching, research, writing, and entrepreneurship.
Soft assistive robotic wearables get a boost from rapid design tool
Scientists have created a design and fabrication tool for soft pneumatic actuators for integrated sensing, which can power personalized health care, smart homes, and gaming.
Secret superheroes of EECS
Lecturers ensure the technology, curriculum, and instructional delivery of MIT’s classroom education keep up with the dizzying pace of its research.
A one-up on motion capture
A new neural network approach captures the characteristics of a physical system’s dynamic motion from video, regardless of rendering configuration or image differences.
Engineers use artificial intelligence to capture the complexity of breaking waves
Their model’s predictions should help researchers improve ocean climate simulations and hone the design of offshore structures.
Surface coating designed to improve power plant efficiency wins 2022 Water Innovation Prize
The student pitch competition included a variety of solutions addressing water access, usage, and maintenance.