New “traffic cop” algorithm helps a drone swarm stay on task
By keeping data fresh, the system could help robots inspect buildings or search disaster zones.
New method accelerates data retrieval in huge databases
Researchers used machine learning to build faster and more efficient hash functions, which are a key component of databases.
Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises
Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 strains.
New insights into training dynamics of deep classifiers
MIT researchers uncover the structural properties and dynamics of deep classifiers, offering novel explanations for optimization, generalization, and approximation in deep networks.
Study: Smoke particles from wildfires can erode the ozone layer
MIT chemists show the Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020.
Nanotube sensors are capable of detecting and distinguishing gibberellin plant hormones
Developed at SMART, the nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science.
On social media platforms, more sharing means less caring about accuracy
An MIT-led study reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.
QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science
The second annual student-industry conference was held in-person for the first time.
Aviva Intveld named 2023 Gates Cambridge Scholar
The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in earth sciences at Cambridge University.
Large language models are biased. Can logic help save them?
MIT researchers trained logic-aware language models to reduce harmful stereotypes like gender and racial biases.
3Q: What we learned from the asteroid-smashing DART mission
Saverio Cambioni discusses new results revealing the redirected asteroid Dimorphos to be a dust-trailing rubble-pile.
Integrating humans with AI in structural design
A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization than automated systems working alone.
How debit cards helped Indonesia’s poor get more food
Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps recipients get their intended supplies, researchers report.
Report: CHIPS Act just the first step in addressing threats to US leadership in advanced computing
The Advanced Computing Users Survey, sampling sentiments from 120 top-tier universities, national labs, federal agencies, and private firms, finds the decline in America’s advanced computing lead spans many areas.
New purification method could make protein drugs cheaper
MIT engineers find specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor.