MIT and Harvard file suit against new ICE regulations

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CSAIL Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank

Using UV-C light, the system can disinfect a warehouse floor in half an hour — and could one day be employed in grocery stores, schools, and other spaces. | Continue reading


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Quantum fluctuations can jiggle objects on the human scale

Study shows LIGO’s 40-kilogram mirrors can move in response to tiny quantum effects, revealing the “spooky popcorn of the universe.” | Continue reading


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The MIT Press and UC Berkeley Launch Rapid Reviews: Covid-19

The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in Covid-19 research. | Continue reading


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Identifying a melody by studying a musician’s body language

Music gesture artificial intelligence tool developed at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab uses body movements to isolate the sounds of individual instruments. | Continue reading


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The impact of QE during 2008 financial crisis

“Quantitative easing” program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again? | Continue reading


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Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown

Signal from 500 million light years away is the first periodic pattern of radio bursts detected. | Continue reading


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Study sheds light on a classic visual illusion: simultaneous brightness contrast

Neuroscientists delve into how background brightness influences our perception of an object. | Continue reading


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Why vertical scrolling is more useful than horizontal scrolling (2011)

MIT neuroscientists redefine the limits of visual working memory. | Continue reading


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Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown

Signal from 500 million light years away is the first periodic pattern of radio bursts detected. | Continue reading


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Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel efficiency

Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | Continue reading


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MIT Ends Elsevier Negotiations

Institute ends negotiations for a new journals contract in the absence of a proposal aligning with the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts. | Continue reading


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Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip

The design could advance the development of small, portable AI devices. | Continue reading


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Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells

New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens. | Continue reading


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If transistors can’t get smaller, then coders have to get smarter

MIT CSAIL researchers say improving computing technology after Moore's Law will require more efficient software, new algorithms, and specialized hardware. | Continue reading


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Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes

Solar geoengineering proposals will weaken extratropical storm tracks in both hemispheres, scientists find. | Continue reading


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Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice

Approach for generating numbers at random may help analyses of complex systems, from Earth’s climate to financial markets. | Continue reading


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Making tissue stretchable, compressible, and nearly indestructible

Chemical process called ELAST allows labeling probes to infuse more quickly, and makes samples tough enough for repeated handling. | Continue reading


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William McRaven's Commencement Address

"To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity," McRaven told graduates. | Continue reading


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Deep learning accurately stains digital biopsy slides

Pathologists who examined the computationally stained images could not tell them apart from traditionally stained slides. | Continue reading


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Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries

Modeling study shows battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations. | Continue reading


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Study unveils details of how a widely used catalyst splits water

“Gold standard” material for generating oxygen from water divulges its molecular mechanisms. | Continue reading


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Visualizing the World Beyond the Frame

Researchers test how far artificial intelligence models can go in dreaming up varied poses and colors of objects and animals in photos. | Continue reading


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Researchers unveil a pruning algorithm to shrink deep learning models

​Researchers unveil a pruning algorithm to make artificial intelligence applications run faster. | Continue reading


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Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence

MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks. | Continue reading


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How many jobs do robots replace?

MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation. | Continue reading


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A way to shrink deep learning models

​Researchers unveil a pruning algorithm to make artificial intelligence applications run faster. | Continue reading


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Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Researchers show that computers can “write” algorithms that adapt to radically different environments better than algorithms designed by humans. | Continue reading


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Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence

MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 4 years ago

On Earth Day, lessons from Covid-19 pandemic offer hope

“Every emergency reveals that ‘impossible’ things are actually doable,” President Rafael Reif writes in Boston Globe op-ed. | Continue reading


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Researchers Identify Cells Likely Targeted by Covid-19 Virus

Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection. | Continue reading


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Reaction-diffusion on a fertilised egg cell

Study shows ripples across a newly fertilized egg are similar to other systems, from ocean and atmospheric circulations to quantum fluids. | Continue reading


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Model quantifies the impact of quarantine measures on Covid-19’s spread

A machine learning algorithm combines data on the disease's spread with a neural network, to help predict when infections will slow down in each country. | Continue reading


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Letter regarding MIT's financial picture and next steps

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Reducing Delays in Wireless Networks

Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly. | Continue reading


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Q&A: Markus Buehler on setting coronavirus and AI-inspired proteins to music

Translated into sound, SARS-CoV-2 tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells. | Continue reading


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Researchers achieve remote control of hormone release

Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked to stress. | Continue reading


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Bluetooth signals could automate Covid-19 contact tracing

A system that enables smartphones to transmit “chirps” to nearby devices could notify people if they have been near an infected person. | Continue reading


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MIT have designed a peptide that can bind to part of the Covid-19 spike protein

MIT chemists are testing a protein fragment that may inhibit coronaviruses’ ability to enter human lung cells. | Continue reading


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Energy-harvesting design aims to turn Wi-Fi signals into usable power

Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics. | Continue reading


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MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages. | Continue reading


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Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new battery materials

Sorting through millions of possibilities, a search for battery materials delivered results in five weeks instead of 50 years. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 4 years ago

Energy-harvesting design aims to turn Wi-Fi signals into usable power

Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics. | Continue reading


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Letter regarding this year's Commencement, Hooding, and Tech Reunion celebration

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How the brain encodes landmarks that help us navigate

Neuroscientists discover how a key brain region combines visual and spatial information to help us find our way. | Continue reading


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Startup from MIT develops a new fast and cheap Covid-19 test

A variety of MIT research projects could aid efforts to detect and prevent the spread of coronavirus. | Continue reading


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MIT developed a $100 ventilator in 2010

Low-cost portable ventilator could be a lifesaver for people in remote locations and for hospitals in the developing world. | Continue reading


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$2k Ventilator prototype wins Innovation Prize (2019)

Device was one of eight inventions pitched at this year’s MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition. | Continue reading


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