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Against the black of space the star AB Aurigae has a spiraling, lobed blue center with a fuzzy red ring surrounding it.

3 Questions: Evidence for planetary formation through gravitational instability

Assistant Professor Richard Teague describes how movement of unstable gas in a protoplanetary disk lends credibility to a secondary theory of planetary formation.

September 4, 2024

David Trumper stands in front of a chalkboard, holding up a small cylindrical electric motor in each hand

For developing designers, there’s magic in 2.737 (Mechatronics)

Mechatronics combines electrical and mechanical engineering, but above all else it’s about design.

September 3, 2024

Illustration of 5 spheres with purple and brown swirls. Below that, a white koala with insets showing just its head. Each koala has one purple point on either the forehead, ears, and nose.

A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations

A new algorithm solves complicated partial differential equations by breaking them down into simpler problems, potentially guiding computer graphics and geometry processing. 

August 28, 2024

More than a dozen people sit around shared tables with laptops running App Inventor

First AI + Education Summit is an international push for “AI fluency”

The three-day, hands-on conference hosted by the MIT RAISE Initiative welcomed youths and adults from nearly 30 countries.

August 27, 2024

President Kornbluth welcomes the Class of 2028

“Empathy and respect are central values here,” Kornbluth tells MIT’s newest students and their families at the President’s Convocation.

August 27, 2024

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Q&A: Undergraduate admissions in the wake of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling

Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill provides an update on MIT’s newest incoming class.

August 21, 2024

Dominika Ďurovčíková stands in front of a giant photo of a galaxy.

When the lights turned on in the universe

By studying ancient, supermassive black holes called quasars, Dominika Ďurovčíková is illuminating an early moment when galaxies could first be observed.

August 16, 2024

A cartoon robot inspects a pile of wingdings with a magnifying glass, helping it think about how to piece together a jigsaw puzzle of a robot moving to different locations.

LLMs develop their own understanding of reality as their language abilities improve

In controlled experiments, MIT CSAIL researchers discover simulations of reality developing deep within LLMs, indicating an understanding of language beyond simple mimicry.

August 14, 2024

A diverse group of 6 people sit at a round table by a window

Building bidirectional bridges

MIT’s Office of Graduate Education hosts Summit on Creating Inclusive Pathways to the PhD

August 14, 2024

Photo of wind turbines in rural landscape, with neural-network graphic in the sky.

MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems

The approach can detect anomalies in data recorded over time, without the need for any training.

August 14, 2024

With sustainable cement, startup aims to eliminate gigatons of CO₂

Sublime Systems, founded by Professor Yet-Ming Chiang and former postdoc Leah Ellis, has developed a sustainable way to make one of the world’s most common materials.

August 9, 2024

A dual-arm robot manipulates objects on a table in front of it

A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

SimPLE learns to pick, regrasp, and place objects using the objects’ computer-aided design model.

August 9, 2024

Jennifer Huck takes a selfie in her white naval dress uniform at Fenway Park

3 Questions: Preparing students in MIT’s Naval ROTC program

“MIT graduates are top performers in the fleet, and the rigorous four-year program they complete prepares them to be ready to respond to future technical and leadership challenges,” says Commander Jennifer Huck.

August 8, 2024

13 people pose together on a catwalk over hydrogen pipelines

Going Dutch on climate

MIT students get first-hand view of climate-proofing the Netherlands.

August 8, 2024

A student scientist looks through a microscope in the lab.

Empowering the next generation of scientists in Africa

The Future African Scientist organization was sparked by a connection between two students from different walks of life during an MIT program in South Africa.

August 2, 2024

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A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations

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Q&A: Undergraduate admissions in the wake of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling

When the lights turned on in the universe

LLMs develop their own understanding of reality as their language abilities improve

Building bidirectional bridges

MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems

With sustainable cement, startup aims to eliminate gigatons of CO₂

A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

3 Questions: Preparing students in MIT’s Naval ROTC program

Going Dutch on climate

Empowering the next generation of scientists in Africa

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