Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university
Optimized for generative AI, TX-GAIN is driving innovation in biodefense, materials discovery, cybersecurity, and other areas of research and development.
Saab 340 becomes permanent flight-test asset at Lincoln Laboratory
The aircraft supports development and testing of diverse technologies for national security.
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.
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.
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
MIT physicists confirm that, like Superman, light has two identities that are impossible to see at once.
Accelerating hardware development to improve national security and innovation
The alumni-founded startup Nominal has built a platform for building and testing complex systems like fighter jets, nuclear reactors, rockets, and robots.
MIx helps innovators tackle challenges in national security
Mission Innovation x creates education and research opportunities while facilitating connections between defense agencies and MIT innovators.
Memory safety is at a tipping point
Lincoln Laboratory cybersecurity expert Hamed Okhravi calls for a unified approach to securing computer memory, as a matter of national security.
MIT students and postdoc explore the inner workings of Capitol Hill
In an annual tradition, MIT affiliates embarked on a trip to Washington to explore federal lawmaking and advocate for science policy.
Class pairs students with military officers to build mission-critical solutions
MIT course 15.362/6.9160 (Engineering Innovation: Global Security Systems) gives students an inside look at military problems and empowers them to build prototypes.
Radar and communications system extends signal range at millimeter-wave frequencies
The system will support US Army missions.
Artificial intelligence enhances air mobility planning
Lincoln Laboratory is transitioning tools to the 618th Air Operations Center to streamline global transport logistics.
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.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a workhorse for national security
The US Air Force and MIT renew contract for operating the federally funded R&D center, a long-standing asset for defense innovation and prototyping.
New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data
The approach maintains an AI model’s accuracy while ensuring attackers can’t extract secret information.