Three from MIT named 2023 Rhodes Scholars
Jack Cook, Matthew Kearney, and Jupneet Singh will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
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Ensuring AI works with the right dose of curiosity
Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problem of balancing curious “exploration” versus “exploitation” of known pathways in reinforcement learning.
New research collaboration aims to tackle global societal challenges through design
Hasso Plattner Institute-MIT Research Program on Designing for Sustainability will focus on sustainable design, innovation, and digital technologies.
A whole new world of learning via MIT OpenCourseWare videos
“I get the chance to not only watch the future happen, but I can actually be a part of it and create it,” says Ugandan entrepreneur Emmanuel Kasigazi.
In machine learning, synthetic data can offer real performance improvements
Models trained on synthetic data can be more accurate than other models in some cases, which could eliminate some privacy, copyright, and ethical concerns from using real data.
Study urges caution when comparing neural networks to the brain
Computing systems that appear to generate brain-like activity may be the result of researchers guiding them to a specific outcome.
Machine learning facilitates “turbulence tracking” in fusion reactors
A new approach sheds light on the behavior of turbulent structures that can affect the energy generated during fusion reactions, with implications for reactor design.
Using sound to model the world
This machine-learning system can simulate how a listener would hear a sound from any point in a room.
3 Questions: How AI image generators could help robots
Yilun Du, a PhD student and MIT CSAIL affiliate, discusses the potential applications of generative art beyond the explosion of images that put the web into creative hysterics.
A “door” into the mitochondrial membrane
Study finds the protein MTCH2 is responsible for shuttling various other proteins into the membrane of mitochondria. The finding could have implications for cancer treatments and MTCH2-linked conditions.
Designing the cities of tomorrow
Carlo Ratti investigates how digital technologies transform our urban spaces and how they can be harnessed to design sustainable cities for the future.
The tenured engineers of 2022
Fourteen faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering.
Math enthusiasts take aim at STEM glass ceiling
MIT hosts the 14th Math Prize for Girls, which aims to encourage female middle and high school students of mathematics.
Doubling down on sustainability innovation in Kendall Square
The Kendall Square Association’s annual meeting highlights local efforts to develop and shift toward clean energy solutions.
“Drawing Together” is awarded Norman B. Leventhal City Prize
Winning project supports collaboration between public housing residents in New York City and a local nonprofit offering training for work in the digital economy.