TBIRD technology could help image black holes’ photon rings

The Lincoln Laboratory–developed laser communications payload operates at the data rates required to image these never-before-seen thin halos of light. | Continue reading


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Making a mark in the nation’s capital

Alumni and founders of MIT Washington Summer Internship Program reflect on three decades of impact. | Continue reading


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A model of virtuosity

Acclaimed keyboardist Jordan Rudess’s collaboration with the MIT Media Lab culminates in live improvisation between an AI “jam_bot” and the artist. | Continue reading


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Can robots learn from machine dreams?

MIT CSAIL researchers used AI-generated images to train a robot dog in parkour, without real-world data. Their LucidSim system demonstrates generative AI's potential for creating robotics training data. | Continue reading


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Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels

The MIT spinout Emvolon is placing its repurposed engines next to methane sources, to generate greener methanol and other chemicals. | Continue reading


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Curiosity, images, and scientific exploration

Professor of the practice Alan Lightman’s new book digs into the wonder of striking visual phenomena in nature. | Continue reading


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A cell protector collaborates with a killer

New research reveals what it takes for a protein that is best known for protecting cells against death to take on the opposite role. | Continue reading


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MIT physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing

New work suggests the ability to create fractionalized electrons known as non-Abelian anyons without a magnetic field, opening new possibilities for basic research and future applications. | Continue reading


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How can electrons can split into fractions of themselves?

Physicists surprised to discover electrons in pentalayer graphene can exhibit fractional charge. New study suggests how this could work. | Continue reading


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Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall. | Continue reading


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A launchpad for entrepreneurship in aerospace

The Certificate in Aerospace Innovation gives students the tools and confidence to be aerospace entrepreneurs during an inflection point in the industry. | Continue reading


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Ensuring a durable transition

Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference. | Continue reading


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J-PAL North America announces new evaluation incubator collaborators from state and local governments

Selected LEVER collaborators will work with the organization to develop an evaluation of their respective programs that alleviate poverty. | Continue reading


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Linzixuan (Rhoda) Zhang wins 2024 Collegiate Inventors Competition

MIT graduate student earns top honors in Graduate and People’s Choice categories for her work on nutrient-stabilizing materials. | Continue reading


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Dancing with currents and waves in the Maldives

Collaborating with a local climate technology company, MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab is pursuing scalable erosion solutions that mimic nature, harnessing ocean currents to expand islands and rebuild coastlines. | Continue reading


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School of Engineering faculty receive awards in summer 2024

Members of MIT’s School of Engineering were honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence in the summer of 2024. | Continue reading


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Bringing lab testing to the home

The startup SiPhox, founded by two former MIT researchers, has developed an integrated photonic chip for high-quality, home-based blood testing. | Continue reading


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Stopping the bomb

Political science PhD student Kunal Singh identifies a suite of strategies states use to prevent other nations from developing nuclear weapons. | Continue reading


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Samurai in Japan, then engineers at MIT

A new exhibit explores the Institute’s first Japanese students, who arrived as MIT was taking flight and their own country was opening up. | Continue reading


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MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products. | Continue reading


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Graph-based AI model maps the future of innovation

An AI method developed by Professor Markus Buehler finds hidden links between science and art to suggest novel materials. | Continue reading


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When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves. | Continue reading


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Admir Masic: Using lessons from the past to build a better future

The associate professor of civil and environmental engineering studies ancient materials while working to solve modern problems. | Continue reading


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Faces of MIT: Gene Keselman

At MIT, Keselman is a lecturer, executive director, managing director, and innovator. Additionally, he is a colonel in the Air Force Reserves, board director, and startup leader. | Continue reading


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Tackling the energy revolution, one sector at a time

A new study on techno-economic outlooks for zero-emission heavy-duty trucking underscores the need for cross-sector collaboration. | Continue reading


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Bridging military service and engineering

Two MIT graduate students share similar journeys from West Point to MIT. | Continue reading


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Startup turns mining waste into critical metals for the U.S.

Phoenix Tailings, co-founded by MIT alumni, is creating domestic supply chains for rare earth metals, key to the clean energy transition. | Continue reading


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3 questions: Leveraging insights to enable clinical outcomes

Thomas Heldt, associate director of IMES, describes how he collaborates closely with MIT colleagues and others at Boston-area hospitals. | Continue reading


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Connecting the US Coast Guard to MIT Sloan

For the past 50 years, the Coast Guard has nominated a senior officer to apply to the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program. “When you leave MIT Sloan, you want to change the world,” says one alumnus. | Continue reading


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A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes

By sidestepping the need for costly interventions, a new method could potentially reveal gene regulatory programs, paving the way for targeted treatments. | Continue reading


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Neuroscientists create a comprehensive map of the cerebral cortex

Using fMRI, the research team identified 24 networks that perform specific functions within the brain’s cerebral cortex. | Continue reading


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A portable light system that can digitize everyday objects

A new design tool uses UV and RGB lights to change the color and textures of everyday objects. The system could enable surfaces to display dynamic patterns, such as health data and fashion designs. | Continue reading


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Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system’s origins

A weak magnetic field likely pulled matter inward to form the outer planetary bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune. | Continue reading


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Startup gives surgeons a real-time view of breast cancer during surgery

The drug-device combination developed by MIT spinout Lumicell is poised to reduce repeat surgeries and ensure more complete tumor removal. | Continue reading


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A new approach to modeling complex biological systems

MIT engineers’ new model could help researchers glean insights from genomic data and other huge datasets. | Continue reading


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Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks. | Continue reading


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A new focus on understanding the human element

The MIT Human Insight Collaborative will elevate the human-centered disciplines and unite the Institute’s top scholars to help solve the world’s biggest challenges. | Continue reading


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Lemelson-MIT awards 2024-25 InvenTeam grants to eight high school teams

Each $7,500 grant allows high schoolers to solve real-world problems with technological solutions. | Continue reading


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Q&A: A STEAM framework that prepares learners for evolving careers and technologies

MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide. | Continue reading


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Bridging Talents and Opportunities Forum connects high school and college students with STEAM leaders and resources

Event at MIT featured an array of national and international speakers including a Nobel laureate, leaders in industry, and in entertainment. | Continue reading


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Artist and designer Es Devlin awarded Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT

Exploring biodiversity, linguistic diversity, and collective AI-generated poetry, her work will be honored with a $100K prize, artist residency, and public lecture at MIT in spring 2025. | Continue reading


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Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics

Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology. | Continue reading


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Finding a sweet spot between radical and relevant

As he invents programmable materials and self-organizing systems, Skylar Tibbits is pushing design boundaries while also solving real-world problems. | Continue reading


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Killing the messenger

A newly characterized anti-viral defense system in bacteria aborts infection through a novel mechanism by chemically altering mRNA. | Continue reading


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Communications user terminal developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory prepares for historic moon flyby

Aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the terminal will beam data over laser links during the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. | Continue reading


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How conflict can be “intellectually serious” and “incredibly fun”

Through the Civil Discourse Project at MIT, scholarly debate serves as a model for productive discussions among MIT Concourse students. | Continue reading


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How examining conflict can be “intellectually serious” and “incredibly fun”

Through the Civil Discourse Project at MIT, scholarly debate serves as a model for productive discussions among MIT Concourse students. | Continue reading


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Smart handling of neutrons is crucial to fusion power success

Assistant Professor Ethan Peterson is addressing some of the practical, overlooked issues that need to be worked out for viable fusion power plants. | Continue reading


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