MIT-Takeda Program wraps up with 16 publications, a patent, and nearly two dozen projects completed

The program focused on AI in health care, drawing on Takeda’s R&D experience in drug development and MIT’s deep expertise in AI. | Continue reading


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David Autor named the inaugural Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in Economics

The new professorship will enable continued economics scholarship and help the chairholder train and support future economists. | Continue reading


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Researchers leverage shadows to model 3D scenes, including objects blocked from view

This technique could lead to safer autonomous vehicles, more efficient AR/VR headsets, or faster warehouse robots. | Continue reading


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Technologies enable 3D imaging of whole human brain hemispheres at subcellular resolution

Three innovations by an MIT-based team enable high-resolution, high-throughput imaging of human brain tissue at a full range of scales, and mapping connectivity of neurons at single-cell resolution. | Continue reading


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Understanding the visual knowledge of language models

LLMs trained primarily on text can generate complex visual concepts through code with self-correction. Researchers used these illustrations to train an image-free computer vision system to recognize real photos. | Continue reading


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A smarter way to streamline drug discovery

The SPARROW algorithm automatically identifies the best molecules to test as potential new medicines, given the vast number of factors affecting each choice. | Continue reading


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A new way to spot life-threatening infections in cancer patients

Leuko, founded by a research team at MIT, is giving doctors a noninvasive way to monitor cancer patients’ health during chemotherapy — no blood tests needed. | Continue reading


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Technique improves the reasoning capabilities of large language models

Combining natural language and programming, the method enables LLMs to solve numerical, analytical, and language-based tasks transparently. | Continue reading


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A creation story told through immersive technology

Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears reimagines the Haudenosaunee longhouse and creation story. | Continue reading


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With programmable pixels, novel sensor improves imaging of neural activity

New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel’s timing to maximize signal-to-noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage. | Continue reading


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Featured video: Researchers discuss queer visibility in academia

“Scientific InQueery” features LGBTQ+ MIT faculty and graduate students discussing finding community and living their authentic lives in the research enterprise. | Continue reading


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Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer

With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music. | Continue reading


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Bob Prior: A deep legacy of cultivating books at the MIT Press

After 36 years and hundreds of titles, the executive editor reflects on his career as a “champion of rigorous and brilliant scholarship.” | Continue reading


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Symposium highlights scale of mental health crisis and novel methods of diagnosis and treatment

Co-hosted by the McGovern Institute, MIT Open Learning, and others, the symposium stressed emerging technologies in advancing understanding of mental health and neurological conditions. | Continue reading


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Just thinking about a location activates mental maps in the brain

MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain uses the same cognitive representations whether navigating through space physically or mentally. | Continue reading


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Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager named Kavli Prize Laureates

MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively. | Continue reading


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Researchers use large language models to help robots navigate

The method uses language-based inputs instead of costly visual data to direct a robot through a multistep navigation task. | Continue reading


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Making climate models relevant for local decision-makers

A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels. | Continue reading


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New algorithm discovers language just by watching videos

DenseAV, developed at MIT, learns to parse and understand the meaning of language just by watching videos of people talking, with potential applications in multimedia search, language learning, and robotics. | Continue reading


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New computer vision method helps speed up screening of electronic materials

The technique characterizes a material’s electronic properties 85 times faster than conventional methods. | Continue reading


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MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces three winners of entrepreneurship awards

Twelve finalists participated in initiative and 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition, designed to support female biotech pioneers. | Continue reading


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How a quantum scientist, a nurse, and an economist are joining the fight against global poverty

The MITx MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program educates learners around the world using its data-driven approach to poverty alleviation. | Continue reading


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Catalyst Symposium helps lower “activation barriers” for rising biology researchers

Second annual assembly, sponsored by the Department of Biology and Picower Institute, invited postdocs from across the country to meet with faculty, present their work to the MIT community, and build relationships. | Continue reading


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Protein study could help researchers develop new antibiotics

Researchers created a water-soluble version of an important bacterial enzyme, which can now be used in drug screens to identify new antibiotics. | Continue reading


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Through econometrics, Isaiah Andrews is making research more robust

“I would like to understand the extent to which we understand things,” the MIT economist says. | Continue reading


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Students research pathways for MIT to reach decarbonization goals

A class this semester challenged students to evaluate technologies to help MIT decarbonize — with implications for organizations across the globe. | Continue reading


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Improving working environments amid environmental distress

Namrata Kala’s wide-ranging research shows how climate change and other factors affect companies and their employees. | Continue reading


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A data-driven approach to making better choices

In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society. | Continue reading


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Paying it forward

Professors Erik Lin-Greenberg and Tracy Slatyer are honored as “Committed to Caring.” | Continue reading


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Researchers demonstrate the first chip-based 3D printer

Smaller than a coin, this optical device could enable rapid prototyping on the go. | Continue reading


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Exotic black holes could be a byproduct of dark matter

In the first quintillionth of a second, the universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge, MIT physicists propose. | Continue reading


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The unexpected origins of a modern finance tool

Discounting calculations are ubiquitous today — thanks partly to the English clergy who spread them amid turmoil in the 1600s, an MIT scholar shows. | Continue reading


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Nuh Gedik receives 2024 National Brown Investigator Award

Physics professor will use the award to develop a new kind of microscopy. | Continue reading


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Reducing carbon emissions from long-haul trucks

MIT researchers show a promising plan for using clean-burning hydrogen in place of the diesel fuel now used in most freight-transport trucks. | Continue reading


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Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers

The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures. | Continue reading


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Advocating for science funding on Capitol Hill

During the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s Congressional Visit Days, PhD students and postdocs met with legislators to share expertise and advocate for science agency funding. | Continue reading


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Unique professional development course prepares students for future careers

The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) helps second-year MIT students looking to build career readiness skills. | Continue reading


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New technique reveals how gene transcription is coordinated in cells

By capturing short-lived RNA molecules, scientists can map relationships between genes and the regulatory elements that control them. | Continue reading


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QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2024-25

Ranking at the top for the 13th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas. | Continue reading


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Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

The work could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more. | Continue reading


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Study models how ketamine’s molecular action leads to its effects on the brain

New research addresses a gap in understanding how ketamine’s impact on individual neurons leads to pervasive and profound changes in brain network function. | Continue reading


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SPURS Fellowships offer time out to reflect, learn, and connect

The MIT Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies has hosted more than 750 mid-career individuals from 135 nations who are or will be shaping policy in their home countries. | Continue reading


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All in the family

New studies show that caste and ethnic identity play an outsize role in how business interacts with government in developing countries. | Continue reading


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Ultrasound offers a new way to perform deep brain stimulation

MIT engineers’ new implantable device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases. | Continue reading


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Ten with MIT connections win 2024 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

The fellowships provide five years of funding to doctoral students in applied science, engineering, and mathematics who have “the extraordinary creativity and principled leadership necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.” | Continue reading


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Helping robots grasp the unpredictable

MIT CSAIL’s frugal deep-learning model infers the hidden physical properties of objects, then adapts to find the most stable grasps for robots in unstructured environments like homes and fulfillment centers. | Continue reading


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A technique for more effective multipurpose robots

With generative AI models, researchers combined robotics data from different sources to help robots learn better. | Continue reading


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MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members

The term members will serve between one and five years on MIT’s board of trustees. | Continue reading


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