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On left, a portrait of Berinsky with arms crossed with blurry background. On right, the cover of the book has red and blue spirals and says, “Political Rumors, Why We Accept Misinformation and How to Fight It, Adam J. Berinsky.”

When rumors take flight

Professor Adam Berinsky’s new book examines the political misinformation that threatens the US system of government.

August 15, 2023

A blue squiggle-like DNA graphic points down in the center emitting light downwards. Two red DNA graphics are pointed up beside it. A structured array composed of triangular rods lie flat on dark gray surface, while the top rows of the arrays contain pieces resembling red pills.

Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices

MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA.

August 11, 2023

Infographic consisting of colored circles connected with dotted lines indicates 322 libraries have participated, 160 books have been released, and 328,000 reads have been logged.

MIT Press’s Direct to Open (D2O) opens access to 82 new books in 2023

With support from 322 libraries — a 33 percent increase in participation over its first year — the D2O publishing model will include over 160 scholarly monographs and edited collections by the end of 2023.

August 9, 2023

Cathy Wu standing in front of a window. Behind her are various oddly-angled facets of the MIT Stata Center in a mix of materials — metal, brick, glass — and colors — silver, tan, bright yellow.

The curse of variety in transportation systems

Assistant Professor Cathy Wu is addressing traffic control problems by leveraging deep reinforcement learning.

August 7, 2023

Nicole De Nisco and two others chat at a biology lab bench. All three are wearing white lab coats and hair in ponytails.

Helping to fill in gaps in urology research for female patients

Biologist Nicole De Nisco ’07, PhD ’13 draws on her love of problem-solving and interdisciplinary skills honed as a student at MIT.

August 2, 2023

Leading business past dollars and cents

Annabel Flores ’99, MBA ’03, SM ’03, a Raytheon executive, is an example of what happens when business and personal goals meet to reach people — not just the bottom line.

August 1, 2023

Three images of a man posing next to Trevor Noah. Each has the same face expression and pose. One has them in street clothes, another has them in suits and ties, while a third is just floating heads with a gray edited background

Using AI to protect against AI image manipulation

“PhotoGuard,” developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, prevents unauthorized image manipulation, safeguarding authenticity in the era of advanced generative models.

July 31, 2023

3 people smile excitedly while playing a card game. The game’s cards have blue waves on them, and there is colorful money.

Not your grandparents’ “Monopoly”

MIT board game designers take on social and cultural topics, with a playful twist.

July 25, 2023

Caros smiles and stands near the exit of the Kendall/MIT station near campus. You can see a bit of the escalator and skylights in background.

Helping the transportation sector adapt to a changing world

PhD student Nick Caros develops tools to help transit agencies serve the public in an era of remote work.

July 21, 2023

Two rows of 14 library staff members pose in a group in an outdoor courtyard.

MIT Libraries staff honored with 2023 Infinite Mile Awards

Twenty staffers recognized for providing valuable service to the MIT community, strengthening organizational culture, and uplifting their colleagues.

July 20, 2023

Illustration with four panels shows 3D models of robots performing various tasks. From top left: a pan of potatos on top of stove, with a robot holding a food item. To the right is a robot standing in front of a cabinent. In the bottom left, a robot stands in front of a full kitchen and reaches for a pot. In the bottom right quadrant, a robotic gripper reaches into the sink for an item, next to two water bottles.

AI helps household robots cut planning time in half

PIGINet leverages machine learning to streamline and enhance household robots' task and motion planning, by assessing and filtering feasible solutions in complex environments.

July 14, 2023

Illustration with a helix that resembles DNA in the middle of the frame, with small circles surrounding it.

Generative AI imagines new protein structures

“FrameDiff” is a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy.

July 12, 2023

Mazumder leans against a windowed wall with his arms crossed while indoors.

Statistics, operations research, and better algorithms

MIT Sloan Associate Professor Rahul Mazumder finds ways to create and refine statistical models with an array of applications.

July 12, 2023

A crossword-type grid has white and black squares. In some black squares are red and blue balls. Some are linked together with a gradient line.

MIT physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs

The images shed light on how electrons form superconducting pairs that glide through materials without friction.

July 6, 2023

Small plasticky objects of myriad shapes and sizes form a colorful cube with very little wasted space. An inset shows a close-up of perfectly packed doodads and gewgaws.

The chore of packing just got faster and easier

A new computational method facilitates the dense placement of objects inside a rigid container.