The power of two
Graduate student Ellen Zhong helped biologists and mathematicians reach across departmental lines to address a longstanding problem in electron microscopy.
Could all your digital photos be stored as DNA?
A technique for labeling and retrieving DNA data files from a large pool could help make DNA data storage feasible.
Using computational tools for molecule discovery
Assistant professor Connor Coley is developing tools that would be able to predict molecular behavior and learn from both successes and mistakes.
Accelerating AI at the speed of light
Yichen Shen PhD '16 is CEO of Lightelligence, an MIT spinout using photonics to reinvent computing for artificial intelligence.
The potential of artificial intelligence to bring equity in health care
Nearly 1,400 joined the AI for Health Care Equity Conference that explored new AI technologies as a platform for change.
Taking an indirect path into a bright future
Matthew Johnston ’20 uses physics and baseball skills to get remote villages on the grid.
MIT baseball coach uses sensors, motion capture technology to teach pitching
Visualization software and hardware could offer new possibilities for coaching and sports training.
New algorithms show accuracy, reliability in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Machine learning software advances could help anesthesiologists optimize drug dose.
Jeremy Kepner named SIAM Fellow
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics recognizes Kepner, a pivotal member of the team that established Lincoln Laboratory's Supercomputing Center, for his innovative work in computing.
Improving the way videos are organized
Netra, co-founded by Shashi Kant SM ’06, uses artificial intelligence to help companies sort and manage video content.
Behind Covid-19 vaccine development
A machine learning model developed jointly by Janssen and MIT data scientists played a key role in the clinical trial process for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.
Crowdsourcing data on road quality and excess fuel consumption
MIT researchers are using smartphones to gather roadway information previously inaccessible to many departments of transportation.
New system cleans messy data tables automatically
With just 50 lines of code, the program spots and fixes likely errors.
Turning technology against human traffickers
Lincoln Laboratory connects counter–human trafficking community in pursuit of technology to help investigate cases.
Physicists find a novel way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off
The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic bits.