3 Questions: Making the most of limited data to boost pavement performance
Postdoc Haoran Li describes how the Concrete Sustainability Hub is enabling accessible, fast, and robust pavement decision-making.
Deploying a practical solution to space debris
Researchers share the design and implementation of an incentive-based Space Sustainability Rating.
Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words
Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.
Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adults
After six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, adults with autism reported lasting improvements in their well-being.
How we think about protecting data
A new study shows public views on data privacy vary according to how the data are used, who benefits, and other conditions.
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall
The new design could assist the elderly as they age in place at home.
In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivity
New evidence suggests sensory stimulation of gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health response.
Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatments
Their study yielded hundreds of “cryptic” peptides that are found only on pancreatic tumor cells and could be targeted by vaccines or engineered T cells.
MIT engineering students crack egg dilemma, finding sideways is stronger
A new study reveals why eggshells are stronger on their sides, overturning a popular science belief.
Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precision
In addition to training future players, the technology could expand the capabilities of other humanoid robots, such as for search and rescue.
System lets robots identify an object’s properties through handling
With a novel simulation method, robots can guess the weight, softness, and other physical properties of an object just by picking it up.
Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten
Study shows how a dopamine circuit enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed, opening new avenues for understanding and potentially treating fear-related disorders.
How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?
A detailed MIT analysis identifies some promising options but also raises unexpected concerns.
Hybrid AI model crafts smooth, high-quality videos in seconds
The CausVid generative AI tool uses a diffusion model to teach an autoregressive (frame-by-frame) system to rapidly produce stable, high-resolution videos.