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Sharmi Shah and Andrew SaLoutos hunch over a cluttered table, examining some small object

Mechanical engineering with a twist: Pursuing a passion for robotics with customized major

Sharmi Shah ’23 pursued Course 2-A/6, a customizable degree path that combines mechanical engineering with computer science and electrical engineering.

September 18, 2023

Illustration of three human-like individuals in suits, with heads resembling computers and wires, sitting around at a table

Multi-AI collaboration helps reasoning and factual accuracy in large language models

Researchers use multiple AI models to collaborate, debate, and improve their reasoning abilities to advance the performance of LLMs while increasing accountability and factual accuracy.

September 18, 2023

Portrait photo of Bradley Pentelute standing in a chemistry lab

Future science at the molecular level

Brad Pentelute and his lab compel the anthrax delivery system to deliver antibody and peptide variants into cells to treat cancer.

September 15, 2023

Rendering shows a figure standing in castle ruins, and a wooden box in foreground.

Helping computer vision and language models understand what they see

Researchers use synthetic data to improve a model’s ability to grasp conceptual information, which could enhance automatic captioning and question-answering systems.

September 13, 2023

Colorful abstract drawing with blue lightning streaks on the left, gold microcircuits on the right, and a computer chip with a lighting bolt in the middle

System combines light and electrons to unlock faster, greener computing

“Lightning” system connects photons to the electronic components of computers using a novel abstraction, creating the first photonic computing prototype to serve real-time machine-learning inference requests.

September 11, 2023

Black-and-white photo of Leila Mirzagholi standing at a whiteboard, writing equations.

Uncovering how biomes respond to climate change

Postdoc Leila Mirzagholi uses her background in physics to understand global warming's impact on the terrestrial carbon cycle.

September 5, 2023

3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?

Professor of urban and environmental planning David Hsu explains what municipal governments are doing as climate change accelerates.

September 5, 2023

A semi-abstract, brightly colored graphic showing a city with skyscrapers powered by a fusion power plant.

Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.

September 1, 2023

4 cartoony people, on the four corners, with a video game controller in their hand. A cloud in the middle shows their avatars fighting.

A system to keep cloud-based gamers in sync

By synchronizing media streams transmitted from the cloud to two devices, researchers could improve cloud gaming and AR/VR applications.

August 31, 2023

Jonathan How stands inside an office. A large red model airplane hangs from the ceiling behind him.

Autonomous innovations in an uncertain world

Jonathan How and his team at the Aerospace Controls Laboratory develop planning algorithms that allow autonomous vehicles to navigate dynamic environments without colliding.

August 30, 2023