InvenTeams turns students into inventors
The Lemelson-MIT program challenges student teams across the country to solve problems in their communities — and present their inventions at MIT.
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New machine-learning application to help researchers predict chemical properties
ChemXploreML makes advanced chemical predictions easier and faster — without requiring deep programming skills.
MIT’s Mason Estrada to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers
The star pitcher has been studying aerospace engineering at MIT. Now his pitches, and career, will take flight in professional baseball.
This “smart coach” helps LLMs switch between text and code
The CodeSteer system could boost large language models’ accuracy when solving complex problems, such as scheduling shipments in a supply chain.
Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering
A team of researchers has mapped the challenges of AI in software development, and outlined a research agenda to move the field forward.
How to more efficiently study complex treatment interactions
A new approach for testing multiple treatment combinations at once could help scientists develop drugs for cancer or genetic disorders.
Study could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning
Researchers developed a way to make large language models more adaptable to challenging tasks like strategic planning or process optimization.
A new platform for developing advanced metals at scale
Foundation Alloy, founded by a team from MIT, uses solid-state metallurgy technology to create a new class of high-performance metals.
Confronting the AI/energy conundrum
The MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and a solution for the clean energy transition.
3 Questions: How MIT’s venture studio is partnering with MIT labs to solve “holy grail” problems
David Cohen-Tanugi describes his role as venture builder for MIT Proto Ventures, and how he knows he’s making a difference.
The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonics
PhD candidate Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable previously unimaginable applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers.
New method combines imaging and sequencing to study gene function in intact tissue
The approach collects multiple types of imaging and sequencing data from the same cells, leading to new insights into mouse liver biology.
President Emeritus Reif reflects on successes as a technical leader
At a fireside chat, L. Rafael Reif and Anantha P. Chandrakasan discussed the importance of developing engineering leadership skills to solve the world’s most challenging problems.
Accelerating scientific discovery with AI
FutureHouse, co-founded by Sam Rodriques PhD ’19, has developed AI agents to automate key steps on the path toward scientific progress.
MIT and Mass General Brigham launch joint seed program to accelerate innovations in health
The MIT-MGB Seed Program, launched with support from Analog Devices Inc., will fund joint research projects that advance technology and clinical research.