A summer reading list featuring books by MIT faculty and staff that were published from Spring 2020 to Summer 2021. | Continue reading
MIT engineers have created a nanoparticle for cancer diagnosis that can reveal the presence of cancerous proteins through a urine test, and can also function as an imaging agent, pinpointing the tumor location. | Continue reading
MIT physicists have brought a human-scale object to a near-standstill, close to a quantum state | Continue reading
RightHand Robotics, co-founded by MIT alumnus Lael Odhner, combines machine vision with an intelligent gripper design to offer robots that are more adaptable and reliable in warehouse environments. | Continue reading
MIT neuroscientists uncovered a common neural mechanism for cognitive impairments seen in some people with autism and schizophrenia, even though the genetic variations that produce the impairments are different for each disorder. | Continue reading
A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal are … | Continue reading
Physicists at MIT and elsewhere have used gravitational waves to observationally confirm Hawking’s black hole theorem for the first time. | Continue reading
MIT and the U.S. Department of Defense have teamed up to launch a new edX learning platform, manufacturingworkforce.org, as a way to offer cutting-edge manufacturing education and training for more Americans. | Continue reading
MIT and Harvard University announced a major transition for edX, the online platform for university courses: edX’s assets are to be acquired by education technology company 2U, and reorganized as a public benefit company. 2U will transfer $800 million to a nonprofit organization, … | Continue reading
Engineers at MIT and Harvard have designed a prototype face mask that can diagnose the person wearing the mask with Covid-19 within about 90 minutes. The technology can also be used to design wearable sensors for a variety of other pathogens or toxic chemicals. | Continue reading
MIT researchers have run a comparison of the four largest global satellite meganetwork proposals, from SpaceX, Telesat, OneWeb, and Amazon. They found that each network, which would comprise thousands of satellites, could beam down tens of terabits per second, filling gaps left b … | Continue reading
MIT biological engineers have demonstrated a way to easily retrieve data files stored as DNA. This could be a step toward using DNA archives to store enormous quantities of photos, images, and other digital content. | Continue reading
MIT engineers discovered a way to generate electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create an electric current simply by interacting with an organic solvent in which they’re floating. | Continue reading
MIT researchers have created the first fabric-fiber to have digital capabilities, ready to collect, store and analyze data using a neural network. | Continue reading
MIT alumnus Yichen Shen PhD '16 is the CEO of Lightelligence, an MIT spinout using photonics to reinvent computing for artificial intelligence. | Continue reading
MIT and University of Muenster researchers have enhanced ion diffusion by selectively heating specific phonons without heating the entire material. The new method could lead to low-cost fuel cells and batteries in addition to a new field of research using phonon catalysis. | Continue reading
MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers built the Reconnaissance of Influence Operations (RIO) system, which automatically detects and analyzes social media accounts that are spreading disinformation. | Continue reading
Students in MIT course 21L.434 (21st Century Science Fiction) discover that the world-making of science fiction is not only a way to envision possible futures but powerful way to think about and understand the world we currently inhabit. | Continue reading
Attempting to politely correct misinformation on Twitter can have negative consequences, leading to even less-accurate tweets and more toxicity from the people being corrected, according to a study co-authored by MIT scholars. | Continue reading
The 2021 MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition grand prize went to Osmoses, a startup trying to improve chemical separations with a new molecular membrane filtration technology. | Continue reading
Countries and U.S. states more predisposed to collectivist behavior have more people following mask guidelines during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study co-authored by MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Jackson Lu. | Continue reading
DELPHI, an artificial intelligence framework built by MIT Media Lab researchers, can give an “early-alert” signal for future high-impact technologies by learning from patterns gleaned from previous scientific publications. | Continue reading
A new machine learning system from MIT uses probabilistic programming to clean dirty datasets, filling in blank cells accurately and quickly. Because it’s Bayesian, the artificial intelligence system can also tell you how confident it is in its answers. | Continue reading
ChromoUpdate is an MIT-developed “programmable matter” technique to quickly change objects’ color. The method uses light to alter the saturation of photochromatic ink on an item’s surface and could give product designers a boost in churning out prototypes. | Continue reading
China recently imposed a mandate on automakers requiring that electric vehicles (EVs) make up 40 percent of all sales by 2030. An MIT study finds the cost will be substantial. | Continue reading
The radar dome, or "radome," atop the MIT Cecil and Ida Green Building was saved from demolition by the MIT Radio Society, which had found creative new uses for it, like bouncing radio signals off the moon. | Continue reading
MIT researchers developed a machine-learning technique that uses an image to estimate the stresses and strains acting on a material. The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations. | Continue reading
A study to assess how ride-sharing impacts urban mobility in the United States found ride-sharing increased both intensity and duration of road congestion while there was no significant change in private vehicle ownership. | Continue reading
By counting pedestrians in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Associate Professor Andres Sevtsuk has produced a new model of pedestrian flows on street networks that can be used for city planning. | Continue reading
A new gene editing technology called CRISPRoff allows researchers to control gene expression with high specificity while leaving the sequence of the DNA unchanged. | Continue reading
Encoding memories in engram cells is controlled by large-scale remodeling of the proteins and DNA that make up cells’ chromatin, according to an MIT study. This chromatin remodeling, which allows specific genes involved in storing memories to become more active, takes place in mu … | Continue reading
A new study from an MIT-led team has revealed that bacterial populations in the human gut can remake themselves within the lifetime of their host, by passing genes back and forth. The researchers also showed that this kind of gene transfer occurs more frequently in the microbiome … | Continue reading
A new image of the M87 black hole reveals how it looks in polarized light. The work was published by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, of which MIT Haystack Observatory is a member institution. | Continue reading
MIT faculty members Regina Barzilay, Fotini Christia, and Collin Stultz describe how artificial intelligence and machine learning can support fairness, personalization, and inclusiveness in health care. | Continue reading
MIT researchers have developed a vaccination strategy that can create an army of T cells that can protect mucosal surfaces such as the lungs, offering a quicker response to viral invaders. | Continue reading
MIT researchers developed a system of wireless radio signals and artificial intelligence to detect errors in patients’ use of inhalers and insulin pens. The technology could reduce unnecessary hospital admissions caused by poor adherence to certain medication administration guide … | Continue reading
Most people who share false news stories online do so unintentionally, and their sharing habits can be modified through reminders about accuracy, according to a study co-authored by MIT scholars. | Continue reading
MIT researchers have developed DeepBAR, a machine learning technique that quickly calculates drug molecules’ binding affinity with target proteins. The advance could accelerate drug discovery and protein engineering. | Continue reading
An MIT study suggests coronaviruses, including the virus that causes Covid-19, may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations. Simulations suggest ultrasound waves at medical imaging frequencies can cause the virus’ shell and spikes to collapse and rupture. | Continue reading
By analyzing the three major environmental footprints — water, land, and carbon — researchers from MIT and Purdue provide a more holistic look at the environmental impact of internet use and infrastructure. | Continue reading
Nara Logics, co-founded by MIT alumnus Nathan Wilson PhD ’05, is attempting to mimic the brain with an AI platform powered by an engine it calls Nara Logics Synaptic Intelligence. | Continue reading
MIT researchers developed a way to produce holograms almost instantly. The deep learning-based method is so efficient, it could run on a smartphone, they say. | Continue reading
Gary Gensler, a leading finance expert and a faculty member at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has been picked by President-elect Joe Biden as his nominee to be chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. | Continue reading
A deep-learning algorithm developed by MIT researchers is designed to help machines navigate in the real world, where imperfect or “adversarial” inputs may cause uncertainty. | Continue reading
MIT researchers analyzed more than 800,000 online K-12 school reviews using advanced natural language processing, determining that reviews were largely associated with schools’ test scores. | Continue reading
An international team of scholars at MIT and elsewhere has read an unopened letter from early modern Europe using an automated computational flattening algorithm. | Continue reading
MIT researchers developed an insect-size drone with soft actuators — akin to muscles — that are agile and resilient to collisions. The advance could boost aerial robots’ repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. | Continue reading
MIT researchers developed a data transfer link that’s slimmer, more energy efficient, and faster than alternatives like USB or fiber optics. The advance could cut energy budgets at data centers and lighten the load for electronics-rich aircraft. | Continue reading