Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans
A new approach could enable intuitive robotic helpers for household, workplace, and warehouse settings.
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New model predicts a chemical reaction’s point of no return
Chemists could use this quick computational method to design more efficient reactions that yield useful compounds, from fuels to pharmaceuticals.
“Periodic table of machine learning” could fuel AI discovery
Researchers have created a unifying framework that can help scientists combine existing ideas to improve AI models or create new ones.
3D modeling you can feel
TactStyle, a system developed by CSAIL researchers, uses image prompts to replicate both the visual appearance and tactile properties of 3D models.
Norma Kamali is transforming the future of fashion with AI
The renowned designer embraces generative AI to preserve and propel her legacy.
MIT’s McGovern Institute is shaping brain science and improving human lives on a global scale
A quarter century after its founding, the McGovern Institute reflects on its discoveries in the areas of neuroscience, neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, brain-body connections, and therapeutics.
Making AI-generated code more accurate in any language
A new technique automatically guides an LLM toward outputs that adhere to the rules of whatever programming language or other format is being used.
A faster way to solve complex planning problems
By eliminating redundant computations, a new data-driven method can streamline processes like scheduling trains, routing delivery drivers, or assigning airline crews.
A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objects
New research using computational vision models suggests the brain’s “ventral stream” might be more versatile than previously thought.
Bringing manufacturing back to America, one fab lab at a time
A collaborative network of makerspaces has spread from MIT across the country, helping communities make their own products.
MIT Press announces new Faculty and Alumni Book Awards
Awards honor the enduring importance of books and their authors within the MIT community.
Four from MIT awarded 2025 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship honors contributions of immigrants to American society by awarding $90,000 in funding for graduate studies.
Could LLMs help design our next medicines and materials?
A new method lets users ask, in plain language, for a new molecule with certain properties, and receive a detailed description of how to synthesize it.
The spark of innovation and the commercialization journey
Entrepreneur and educator Vanessa Chan PhD ’00 explores how to bridge the gap between invention and market.
A new way to bring personal items to mixed reality
“InteRecon” enables users to capture items in a mobile app and reconstruct their interactive features in mixed reality. The tool could assist in education, medical environments, museums, and more.