Bringing deep learning to life MIT duo uses music, videos, and real-world examples to teach students the foundations of artificial intelligence. February 24, 2020 Read full story →
Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88 Bernstein was a member of the Hadronic Physics Group in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, and a longtime anti-nuclear weapons activist. February 3, 2020 Read full story →
Gift will allow MIT researchers to use artificial intelligence in a biomedical device Device developed within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has the potential to replace damaged organs with lab-grown ones. January 29, 2020 Read full story →
Finding solutions amidst fractal uncertainty and quantum chaos Math professor Semyon Dyatlov explores the relationship between classical and quantum physics. January 25, 2020 Read full story →
Health care innovators strive to make a difference A week of learning with MIT Bootcamps sparked ideas that Jal Panchal and Maria Hahn are taking forward to solve problems in health care. January 23, 2020 Read full story →
Hacking life inside and outside the laboratory Managing her own synthetic biology project helped graduate student Jesse Tordoff overcome imposter syndrome and hit her stride. January 21, 2020 Read full story →
Study uses physics to explain democratic elections U.S. elections have become more “unstable,” sometimes swinging in the opposite direction from the greater electorate’s preferences. January 21, 2020 Read full story →
Students propose plans for a carbon-neutral campus Students in class 2.S999 (Solving for Carbon Neutrality at MIT) are charged with developing plans to make MIT’s campus carbon neutral by 2060. January 17, 2020 Read full story →
A new way to irrigate crops year-round Startup Khethworks is deploying solar-powered pumps to help poor farmers in India irrigate crops all year long. January 10, 2020 Read full story →
Researchers produce first laser ultrasound images of humans Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places. December 19, 2019 Read full story →
Israel Ruiz to step down as MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer Driver of “innovative solutions to complex challenges” will chart a new path pursuing opportunities to accelerate innovation. December 19, 2019 Read full story →
How to build a language MIT students are inventing constructed languages — or “conlangs” — in a class that uses linguistics to supply the building blocks. December 17, 2019 Read full story →
Differences between deep neural networks and human perception Stimuli that sound or look like gibberish to humans are indistinguishable from naturalistic stimuli to deep networks. December 12, 2019 Read full story →
MIT researchers examine cities worldwide for 2019 Seoul Architecture and Urbanism Biennale Transportation, communication, development, and social interaction are explored through the lens of the urban. December 11, 2019 Read full story →