A new method developed at MIT could root out vulnerabilities and improve LLM safety and performance. | Continue reading
An AI control system co-developed by SMART researchers enables soft robotic arms to learn a broad set of motions once and adapt instantly to changing conditions without retraining. | Continue reading
By minimizing the need to drive around looking for a parking spot, this technique can save drivers up to 35 minutes — and give them a realistic estimate of total travel time. | Continue reading
Gustavo Barboza’s learning journey took him from his native Colombia to the French military, and now back to the classroom. MIT’s free resources have helped guide him as he studies electrical engineering. | Continue reading
Overcoming challenges of 3D printing with multiple functional materials, MIT researchers fabricated an electric linear motor in minutes. | Continue reading
The context of long-term conversations can cause an LLM to begin mirroring the user’s viewpoints, possibly reducing accuracy or creating a virtual echo-chamber. | Continue reading
These ricocheting ruptures may be more common than previously thought. | Continue reading
Seven faculty members, along with 12 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. | Continue reading
MIT Dean of Engineering Paula Hammond keynotes the 52nd MLK Celebration, with a message of resilience and determination. | Continue reading
Through research with MIT D-Lab, MIT engineering student Kiyoko “Kik” Hayano worked with Keo Fish Farms to build a model for regenerative water systems. | Continue reading
MIT researchers used a large language model to optimize the genetic sequences of proteins manufactured by yeast, making production more efficient. | Continue reading
Hertha Metals, founded by Laureen Meroueh SM ’18, PhD ’20, uses natural gas and electricity to produce steel and high-purity iron for magnets. | Continue reading
Project AI Evidence will connect governments, tech companies, and nonprofits with world-class economists at MIT and across J-PAL's global network to evaluate and improve AI solutions. | Continue reading
Design leader brings extensive interdisciplinary track record to key role supporting faculty across the Institute. | Continue reading
Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point. | Continue reading
Driven by overuse and misuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant infections are on the rise, while development of new antibacterial tools has slowed. | Continue reading
Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease. | Continue reading
MagMix, an onboard mixing device, enables scalable manufacturing of 3D-printed tissues. | Continue reading
MIT Sports Lab researchers are applying AI technologies to help figure skaters improve. They also have thoughts on whether five-rotation jumps are humanly possible. | Continue reading
Top worldwide honors span disciplines across three MIT schools for the second year in a row. | Continue reading
The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings. | Continue reading
For several decades beginning in the 1950s, the Killian Report set the frontiers of military technology, intelligence gathering, national security policy, and global affairs. | Continue reading
Removing just a tiny fraction of the crowdsourced data that informs online ranking platforms can significantly change the results. | Continue reading
MIT faculty join The Curiosity Desk to discuss football, math, Olympic figure skating, AI and the quest to cure ovarian cancer. | Continue reading
The first complete charting of foot traffic in any US city can be used for infrastructure decisions and safety improvements. | Continue reading
A new study suggests aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. | Continue reading
Former Chemical Engineering Practice School director recognized by the National Academy of Engineering for decades of leadership advancing immersive, industry-centered learning at MIT. | Continue reading
Researchers find a component of the brain’s dedicated language network in the cerebellum, a region better known for coordinating movement. | Continue reading
EnCompass executes AI agent programs by backtracking and making multiple attempts, finding the best set of outputs generated by an LLM. It could help coders work with AI agents more efficiently. | Continue reading
Based on a virus-like particle built with a DNA scaffold, the approach could generate broadly neutralizing antibody responses against HIV or influenza. | Continue reading
Professor of the practice Carlo Ratti designed this year’s Olympic torch with the ethos and principles he brings to his work at MIT. | Continue reading
He joins Nikos Trichakis in guiding the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. | Continue reading
Torralba’s research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and human visual perception. | Continue reading
Professor James Collins discusses how collaboration has been central to his research into combining computational predictions with new experimental platforms. | Continue reading
New framework supports design and fabrication of compliant materials such as printable textiles and functional foams, letting users predict deformation and material failure. | Continue reading
New framework supports design and fabrication of compliant materials such as printable textiles and functional foams, letting users predict deformation and material failure. | Continue reading
For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid. | Continue reading
Members of the MIT curling and figure skating clubs are embracing the 2026 Winter Olympics, an international showcase for their — and many other — cherished winter sports. | Continue reading
The MIT senior will pursue a master’s degree at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall. | Continue reading
Architecture students bring new forms of human-machine interaction into the kitchen. | Continue reading
WITEC is working to develop the first wearable ultrasound imaging system to monitor chronic conditions in real-time, with the goal of enabling earlier detection and timely intervention. | Continue reading
WITEC is working to develop the first wearable ultrasound imaging system to monitor chronic conditions in real-time, with the goal of enabling earlier detection and timely intervention. | Continue reading
Two models more accurately replicate the physiology of the liver, offering a new way to test treatments for fat buildup. | Continue reading
Joshua Bennett’s new book profiles American prodigies, examining the personal and social dimensions of cultivating promise. | Continue reading
MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade floor trusses. | Continue reading
Somatostatin-expressing neurons follow a unique trajectory when forming connections in the visual cortex that may help establish the conditions needed for sensory experience to refine circuits. | Continue reading
MIT researchers’ DiffSyn model offers recipes for synthesizing new materials, enabling faster experimentation and a shorter journey from hypothesis to use. | Continue reading
The new system could be used at home or in doctors’ offices to scan people who are at high risk for breast cancer. | Continue reading