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MIT-Takeda program launches
Research projects will harness the power of artificial intelligence to positively impact human health.
What jumps out in a photo changes the longer we look
Researchers capture our shifting gaze in a model that suggests how to prioritize visual information based on viewing duration.
![“If in the 1980s you asked people what would the [mobility] system look like 20 years in the future, they would say it would probably be the same,” Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao says. “Now, really nobody knows what it will it look like.”](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/202006/MIT-Zhao-Jinhua-01.jpg?itok=w-AkMTOr)
What moves people?
Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao, who will direct the new MIT Mobility Initiative, brings behavioral science to urban transportation.
Learning the ropes and throwing lifelines
PhD student Geeticka Chauhan draws on her experiences as an international student to strengthen the bonds of her MIT community.
Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
The design could advance the development of small, portable AI devices.
MIT startup wraps food in silk for better shelf life
Cambridge Crops develops an edible, imperceptible coating that might replace plastic packaging to preserve meats and produce.
Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice
Approach for generating numbers at random may help analyses of complex systems, from Earth’s climate to financial markets.
Making nuclear energy cost-competitive
Three MIT teams to explore novel ways to reduce operations and maintenance costs of advanced nuclear reactors.
Solve at MIT builds partnerships to tackle complex challenges during Covid-19 crisis
Event convened attendees from around the world to discuss impacts of the pandemic and advance solutions to pressing global problems.
Undergraduates develop next-generation intelligence tools
UROP students explore applications in robotics, health care, language understanding, and nuclear engineering.
Fireflies helps companies get more out of meetings
Startup makes meeting data searchable and shareable, and automates data entry into workplace apps.
Machine-learning tool could help develop tougher materials
Engineers develop a rapid screening system to test fracture resistance in billions of potential materials.
Marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19
The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is funding 10 research projects aimed at addressing the health and economic consequences of the pandemic.
Virtual hackathon unites international community to tackle Covid-19
University students and professionals connect online to find practical solutions to problems linked with the current pandemic.