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Two by two grid featuring soft robotic animal designs. One resembles a manatee, one looks like a bear, another suggests a shark, and the last looks like a caterpillar

Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

May 2, 2023

A moderator and seven MIT faculty members sit on stage. Professor Anne White, in the center, is speaking while the others look on.

MIT faculty tackle big ideas in a symposium kicking off Inauguration Day

Ahead of the Institute’s presidential inauguration, panelists describe advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.

May 1, 2023

Sally Kornbluth, wearing grey and red academic regalia, speaks at a podium with a large MIT seal on the front.

“Join us in something important and new”

In her inaugural address, President Sally Kornbluth urges the MIT community to tackle pressing challenges, especially climate change, with renewed urgency.

May 1, 2023

Three red-and-white cubes with mosaic squares lie diagonally against a gradient gray background. The top left cube shows a gray square at corner. The bottom cube has an outer white glow and is not blurred.

Deep-learning system explores materials’ interiors from the outside

A new method could provide detailed information about internal structures, voids, and cracks, based solely on data about exterior conditions.

April 28, 2023

A sunny day in Kilian Court. Groups of friends relax on the lawn or play frisbee. In the distance is the Boston skyline.

Eight from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2023

The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.

April 24, 2023

A woman looks at a rendering of a room on her laptop, with other screens showing room views floating around the laptop.

Making property assessments as simple as snapping a picture

The technology of MIT alumni-founded Hosta a.i. creates detailed property assessments from photos.

April 21, 2023

Against an orange background, a neural network is made with white lines and circular nodes. The nodes each have a colorful protein design inside of them. Some proteins are twisting and tightly curled like ringlets while others are more like a pasta noodle.

AI system can generate novel proteins that meet structural design targets

These tunable proteins could be used to create new materials with specific mechanical properties, like toughness or flexibility.

April 20, 2023

Flat solar cells rest inside a testing bed under bright illumination.

Moving perovskite advancements from the lab to the manufacturing floor

U.S. Department of Energy selects MIT to establish collaborative research center for optimizing the development of tandem solar modules.

April 20, 2023

Side by side photos of Ellen Roche posing on an indoor stairway, and Justin Solomon posing in front of an office whiteboard

Ellen Roche and Justin Solomon named Edgerton Award winners

The award recognizes exceptional distinction in teaching, research, and service at MIT.

April 19, 2023

A man seen from behind walks down a brick pathway, followed in the air by a black quadcopter drone

Drones navigate unseen environments with liquid neural networks

MIT researchers exhibit a new advancement in autonomous drone navigation, using brain-inspired liquid neural networks that excel in out-of-distribution scenarios.

April 19, 2023