Can large language models figure out the real world?
New test could help determine if AI systems that make accurate predictions in one area can understand it well enough to apply that ability to a different area.
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Lincoln Laboratory reports on airborne threat mitigation for the NYC subway
Researchers studied air flow characteristics, sensor performance, and mitigation strategies within this complex subway system.
Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein language models
A new approach can reveal the features AI models use to predict proteins that might make good drug or vaccine targets.
Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
The team used two different AI approaches to design novel antibiotics, including one that showed promise against MRSA.
How the brain distinguishes oozing fluids from solid objects
A new study finds parts of the brain’s visual cortex are specialized to analyze either solid objects or flowing materials like water or sand.
Mapping cells in time and space: New tool reveals a detailed history of tumor growth
Researchers developed a tool to recreate cells’ family trees. Comparing cells’ lineages and locations within a tumor provided insights into factors shaping tumor growth.
Staff members honored with 2025 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service
The MIT community celebrates their fellow staff members’ talent and dedication to the Institute.
New system dramatically speeds the search for polymer materials
The platform identifies, mixes, and tests up to 700 new polymer blends a day for applications like protein stabilization, battery electrolytes, or drug-delivery materials.
Scientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targets
Combining powerful imaging, perturbational screening, and machine learning, researchers uncover new human host factors that alter Ebola’s ability to infect.
Professor Emeritus Keith Johnson, pioneering theorist in materials science and independent filmmaker, dies at 89
Longtime MIT solid-state physicist brought theoretical insights to an experiment-driven discipline — and later, to film.
Adhesive inspired by hitchhiking sucker fish sticks to soft surfaces underwater
The mechanical system could be used to deliver drugs in the GI tract or monitor aquatic environments.
School of Architecture and Planning recognizes faculty with academic promotions in 2025
The faculty members’ work comprises multifaceted research and scholarship across a wide range of disciplines.
Victor McElheny, founding director of MIT’s Knight Science Journalism Program, dies at 89
The pioneering journalist and author was a steadfast champion of science journalism and its global community of practitioners.
MIT Learn offers “a whole new front door to the Institute”
The AI-enabled platform serves as a hub for MIT’s lifelong learning opportunities.
MIT launches a “moonshot for menstruation science”
The Fairbairn Menstruation Science Fund will allow researchers to accelerate the understanding and treatment of often-neglected diseases that tend to be more common in women.