2024 MAD Design Fellows announced
The 10 Design Fellows are MIT graduate students working at the intersection of design and multiple disciplines across the Institute.
The power of App Inventor: Democratizing possibilities for mobile applications
More than a decade since its launch, App Inventor recently hosted its 100 millionth project and registered its 20 millionth user. Now hosted by MIT, the app also supports experimenting with AI.
How AI might shape LGBTQIA+ advocacy
New “AI Comes Out of the Closet” system seeks to merge artificial intelligence and LGBTQIA+ support.
Weaving memory into textiles
For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloé Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story.
Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2024
The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
Twenty-three MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2023-25
The honor recognizes professors for their outstanding mentorship of graduate students.
This 3D printer can figure out how to print with an unknown material
The advance could help make 3D printing more sustainable, enabling printing with renewable or recyclable materials that are difficult to characterize.
Propelling atomically layered magnets toward green computers
MIT scientists have tackled key obstacles to bringing 2D magnetic materials into practical use, setting the stage for the next generation of energy-efficient computers.
Nicole McGaa: Ensuring safe travels in space
The MIT senior seeks to make spaceflight easier and safer for the human body.
“We offer another place for knowledge”
After acquiring data science and AI skills from MIT, Jospin Hassan shared them with his community in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi and built pathways for talented learners.
Putting AI into the hands of people with problems to solve
Alumni-founded Pienso has developed a user-friendly AI builder so domain experts can build solutions without writing any code.
Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing
An MIT team precisely controlled an ultrathin magnet at room temperature, which could enable faster, more efficient processors and computer memories.
Doctors have more difficulty diagnosing disease when looking at images of darker skin
Dermatologists and general practitioners are somewhat less accurate in diagnosing disease in darker skin, a new study finds. Used correctly, AI may be able to help.
Remembering Elise O’Hara, Media Lab staff member
“We feel fortunate to have worked alongside Elise and to have witnessed the remarkable person she was.”
Co-creating climate futures with real-time data and spatial storytelling
Five multimedia projects communicating climate futures selected for 2023 WORLDING program, online and at MIT.