Researchers in IDSS are learning how ideas evolve over networks, quantifying the influence of individuals in networks, and making better predictions. | Continue reading
Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core. | Continue reading
With help from spaghetti and color-changing fibers, a new mathematical model predicts a knot’s stability. | Continue reading
MIT researchers and collaborators have developed an open-source curriculum to teach young students about ethics and artificial intelligence. | Continue reading
Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements. | Continue reading
Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales. | Continue reading
Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution. | Continue reading
Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places. | Continue reading
An immune molecule sometimes produced during infection can influence the social behavior of mice. | Continue reading
Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage. | Continue reading
A new analysis puts dark matter back in the game as a possible source of energy excess at the galactic center. | Continue reading
Objects are posed in varied positions and shot at odd angles to spur new AI techniques. | Continue reading
Using deductive reasoning, the bot identifies friend or foe to ensure victory over humans in certain online games. | Continue reading
Neuroscientist Emery Brown hopes to shed light on a longstanding medical mystery: how general anesthesia works. | Continue reading
The Institute's largest academic department reorganizes with new leadership as part of the formation of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. | Continue reading
A new computational imaging method could change how we view hidden information in scenes. | Continue reading
Model registers “surprise” when objects in a scene do something unexpected, which could be used to build smarter AI. | Continue reading
A new computational imaging method could change how we view hidden information in scenes. | Continue reading
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves. | Continue reading
Circuit design offers a path to “spintronic” devices that use little electricity and generate practically no heat. | Continue reading
Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products. | Continue reading
MIT PhD student George Lordos and his brother Alexandros led the project; goal of the Mars Society competition was to establish a colony on Mars for 1,000 residents. | Continue reading
Circuit design offers a path to “spintronic” devices that use little electricity and generate practically no heat. | Continue reading
Lam Research Tech Symposium, co-hosted by MIT.nano and Microsystems Technology Lab, explores challenges, opportunities for the future of the industry. | Continue reading
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air. | Continue reading
Study shows how commuting and other forms of everyday travel help spread mosquito-borne disease in urban settings. | Continue reading
With increasingly advanced data, Michael McDonald and colleagues study a galaxy cluster bursting with new stars. | Continue reading
System from MIT CSAIL sizes up drivers as selfish or selfless. Could this help self-driving cars navigate in traffic? | Continue reading
An improved method for magnet tracking enables high-speed wireless tracking through various materials. | Continue reading
Physics experiment with ultrafast laser pulses produces a previously unseen phase of matter. | Continue reading
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A. | Continue reading
New control system may enable humanoid robots to do heavy lifting and other physically demanding tasks. | Continue reading
Techniques for observing concrete as it sets could facilitate the development of new cements. | Continue reading
In new book, Nobel laureates Banerjee and Duflo examine what we know about the global economy and how to improve it. | Continue reading
Robotic boats could more rapidly locate the most valuable sampling spots in uncharted waters. | Continue reading
An artificial intelligence model developed at MIT shows in striking detail what makes some images stick in our minds. | Continue reading
MIT researchers identify pyrimidine biosynthesis as a target for the treatment of small cell lung cancer. | Continue reading
A low-cost analog circuit based on synchronizing oscillators could scale up quickly and cheaply to beat out digital computers. | Continue reading
Modeling web traffic could aid cybersecurity, computing infrastructure design, Internet policy, and more. | Continue reading
Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away. | Continue reading
Drones can fly at high speeds to a destination while keeping safe “backup” plans if things go awry. | Continue reading
Materials could be useful for delivering drugs or imaging agents in the body; may offer alternative to some industrial plastics. | Continue reading
By sensing tiny changes in shadows, a new system identifies approaching objects that may cause a collision. | Continue reading
Modeling web traffic could aid cybersecurity, computing infrastructure design, Internet policy, and more. | Continue reading
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air. | Continue reading
MIT-developed method may lead to portable devices for making the disinfectant on-site where it’s needed. | Continue reading
Engineered signaling pathways could offer a new way to build synthetic biology circuits. | Continue reading
An algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects, for picking and sorting, or tool use. | Continue reading