A new model shows how brain waves are key to both maintenance and control of information in the mind. | Continue reading
Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences. | Continue reading
Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations. | Continue reading
Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications. | Continue reading
Neurons in human and rat brains carry electrical signals in different ways, scientists find. | Continue reading
Machine-learning model provides risk assessment for complex nonlinear systems, including boats and offshore platforms. | Continue reading
Neurons in human and rat brains carry electrical signals in different ways, scientists find. | Continue reading
Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data. | Continue reading
System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes. | Continue reading
Department of Biology hosts a symposium to celebrate the launch of MIT.nano and its new Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility. | Continue reading
Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives. | Continue reading
New MIT initiative delves into the biology of stem cells and cancer stem cells, seeks ways to identify, purify, and propagate them. | Continue reading
Picower Institute researchers find that a key protein linked to intellectual disability shapes electrical currents in neural connections. | Continue reading
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application. | Continue reading
Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt. | Continue reading
Lustgarten Foundation names MIT laboratory to improve understanding and treatment of a deadly disease | Continue reading
New experiments observing nanoscale crystal structures forming in real-time show biomineralization, nanoscale bubbles, and catalysts in action. | Continue reading
New MIT-hosted database is open to both examiners and the wider public, and seeks to reduce the number of wrongly-issued patents. | Continue reading
Taking a page from green plants, new polymer “grows” through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide. | Continue reading
Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased. | Continue reading
A decade later, CSAIL alumni reflect on their paper generator and reveal a new fake-conference project. | Continue reading
System can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs. | Continue reading
Experiments show shifting ripple patterns can signal times of environmental flux. | Continue reading
New type of database-analytics platform queries and maps billions of data points in milliseconds. | Continue reading
Program users can tinker with landing and path planning scenarios to identify optimal landing sites for Mars rovers. | Continue reading
Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions. | Continue reading
MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements. | Continue reading
Advances in computer vision inspired by human physiological and anatomical constraints are improving pattern completion in machines. | Continue reading
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems alumnus and CSAIL lecturer Jehangir Amjad uses statistical methods to predict likely outcomes with limited data. | Continue reading
Model extracts granular behavioral patterns from transaction data to more accurately flag suspicious activity. | Continue reading
Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions. | Continue reading
Machine learning system efficiently recognizes activities by observing how objects change in only a few key frames. | Continue reading
Researchers identify an essential protein that helps enzymes relax overtwisted DNA so each strand can be copied during cell division. | Continue reading
Breakthrough CSAIL system suggests robots could one day be able to see well enough to be useful in people’s homes and offices. | Continue reading
Model from MIT Lincoln Laboratory Intelligence and Decision Technologies Group sets a new standard for understanding how a neural network makes decisions. | Continue reading
MIT-developed tool improves automated image vectorization, saving digital artists time and effort. | Continue reading
Adaptable Interpretable Machine Learning project is redesigning machine learning models so humans can understand what computers are thinking. | Continue reading
Scientists find a theoretical optical device may have uses in quantum computing. | Continue reading
Neural network learns speech patterns that predict depression in clinical interviews. | Continue reading
MIT researchers develop inexpensive way to perform full lifecycle analysis of design choices as buildings are being planned. | Continue reading
Department of Energy funds Plasma Science and Fusion Center to advance fusion studies on the world’s largest stellarator. | Continue reading
Findings suggest new policy models and cost-cutting technologies could help nuclear play vital role in climate solutions. | Continue reading
“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.” | Continue reading
Passive solar-powered system could prevent freezing on airplanes, wind turbines, powerlines, and other surfaces. | Continue reading
Technique could be used to scale-up self-assembled materials for use as optical sensors, color displays, and light-guided electronics. | Continue reading
Study finds lost revenue can be millions of dollars annually, suggests ways to quantify haze-related reductions in solar panel output. | Continue reading