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Four SEM images and a researcher saying, “I want to perform image analysis.” A robot responds, “Great! Let’s start with SEM image analysis.”

AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials

The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades.

September 25, 2025

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MIT engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics

A new device concept opens the door to compact, high-performance transistors with built-in memory.

September 23, 2025

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MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2025-26

Undergraduate engineering, computer science, and business programs are all No. 1.

September 23, 2025

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New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

With SCIGEN, researchers can steer AI models to create materials with exotic properties for applications like quantum computing.

September 22, 2025

Jean Sack and Chris Lashway pose for a photo outside on a winter day, with a power plant in the background.

Power-outage exercises strengthen the resilience of US bases

Now mandated by law, Lincoln Laboratory’s blackout drills are improving national security and ensuring mission readiness.

September 22, 2025

A bright light in the Milky Way, with Earth in the corner.

Could a primordial black hole’s last burst explain a mysteriously energetic neutrino?

If a new proposal by MIT physicists bears out, the recent detection of a record-setting neutrino could be the first evidence of elusive Hawking radiation.

September 18, 2025

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Decoding the sounds of battery formation and degradation

New findings could provide a way to monitor batteries for sounds that could guide manufacturing, indicate remaining usable life, or flag potential safety issues.

September 16, 2025

An overhead satellite image of a gas production site, with plumes of gas (colored to show concentration levels) emanating from 3 locations.

Lidar helps gas industry find methane leaks and avoid costly losses

Lincoln Laboratory transitioned its optical-amplifier technology to Bridger Photonics for commercialization, enhancing US energy security and efficiency.

September 12, 2025

Woman's hands hold a coaster that can switch from displaying a “coffee” icon to symbols of a martini and a glass of water.

MIT software tool turns everyday objects into animated, eye-catching displays

The FabObscura system helps users design and print barrier-grid animations without electronics, and can help produce dynamic household, workplace, and artistic objects.

September 10, 2025

A photo of the Artemis II spacecraft is a spacecraft hangar, with an inset of the boxy MAScOT terminal.

Lincoln Laboratory technologies win seven R&D 100 Awards for 2025

Inventions that protect US service members, advance computing, and enhance communications are recognized among the year's most significant new products.

September 9, 2025

A neutrino is represented as a sphere with the letter ‘v,’ and is shot out through space like a laser.

Physicists devise an idea for lasers that shoot beams of neutrinos

Super-cooling radioactive atoms could produce a laser-like neutrino beam, offering a new way to study these ghostly particles — and possibly a new form of communication.

September 8, 2025

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A new generative AI approach to predicting chemical reactions

System developed at MIT could provide realistic predictions for a wide variety of reactions, while maintaining real-world physical constraints.

September 3, 2025

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3 Questions: On biology and medicine’s “data revolution”

Professor Caroline Uhler discusses her work at the Schmidt Center, thorny problems in math, and the ongoing quest to understand some of the most complex interactions in biology.

September 2, 2025

New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries

MIT researchers designed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life, allowing for easier recycling of components.

August 28, 2025

Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92

The longtime MIT professor shared a Nobel Prize for his role in developing the LIGO observatory and detecting gravitational waves.

August 26, 2025

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