Dexterous robotic hands manipulate thousands of objects with ease Model-free framework reorients over 2,000 diverse objects with a hand facing both upward and downward, in a step toward more human-like manipulation. November 12, 2021 Read full story →
Radio-frequency wave scattering improves fusion simulations By incorporating the scattering of RF waves into fusion simulations, MIT physicists improve heating and current drive predictions for fusion plasmas. November 10, 2021 Read full story →
James Swan, associate professor of chemical engineering, dies at 39 The recently tenured professor, who joined the MIT faculty in 2013, studied the structure and dynamics of soft matter. November 9, 2021 Read full story →
J-WAFS launches Food and Climate Systems Transformation Alliance Announced at the UN Climate Change Conference, the initiative aims to make food systems more resilient and sustainable by better connecting research to practice. November 9, 2021 Read full story →
Embarking upon a leadership journey MIT students connect with Israelis and Palestinians to learn how to leverage science, technology, and entrepreneurship. November 8, 2021 Read full story →
Toward speech recognition for uncommon spoken languages Reducing the complexity of a powerful machine-learning model may help level the playing field for automatic speech-recognition around the world. November 4, 2021 Read full story →
MIT collaborates with Biogen on three-year, $7 million initiative to address climate, health, and equity Biogen’s support is part of the biotechnology company’s Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives Initiative. November 3, 2021 Read full story →
Avoiding shortcut solutions in artificial intelligence A new method forces a machine learning model to focus on more data when learning a task, which leads to more reliable predictions. November 2, 2021 Read full story →
School of Science appoints 11 faculty members to named professorships Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers. November 1, 2021 Read full story →
Taming the data deluge A National Science Foundation-funded team will use artificial intelligence to speed up discoveries in physics, astronomy, and neuroscience. October 29, 2021 Read full story →
Solving puzzles of international trade, war, and order Assistant Professor Mariya Grinberg works at the intersection of economics and national security, building better theories of state behavior. October 29, 2021 Read full story →
Creating dynamic symmetry in quantum systems MIT researchers develop a new way to control and measure energy levels in a diamond crystal; could improve qubits in quantum computers. October 28, 2021 Read full story →
MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research Awards support research to improve the efficiency, scalability, and adoption of clean energy technologies. October 26, 2021 Read full story →
Dragging your feet? Lack of sleep affects your walk, new study finds Periodically catching up on sleep can improve gait control for the chronically sleep-deprived. October 26, 2021 Read full story →
Legatum Center welcomes the inaugural Foundry Fellows Thirteen entrepreneurs from eight countries across Africa join the first cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows. October 25, 2021 Read full story →