MIT Student Probing Reality Through Physics, Philosophy and Writing
MIT Senior Michelle Xu’s varied interests all involve a desire to understand the universe. “I was just never particularly picky about which way to figure…
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MIT Machine Learning Technique Helps Map Global Ocean Communities
An MIT-developed technique could aid in tracking the ocean’s health and productivity. On land, it’s fairly obvious where one ecological region ends and another begins,…
New MIT Random Number Algorithm Could Help Analyses of Complex Systems, From Earth’s Climate to Financial Markets
Algorithm Quickly Simulates a Roll of Loaded Dice The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games…
Vaccines Find More Success in Development Than Any Other Kind of Drug, but …
How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt? Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected…
Artificial Intelligence Consumes a Startling Amount of Power – MIT System Reduces the Carbon Footprint
MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks. Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also…
New MIT Search-and-Rescue Algorithm Identifies Hidden “Traps” in Ocean Waters
Method may help quickly identify regions where objects — and missing people — may have converged. The ocean is a messy and turbulent space, where…
How a Widely Used Catalyst Splits Water Finally Explained at an Atomic Level
“Gold standard” material for generating oxygen from water divulges its molecular mechanisms. A crystalline compound called ruthenium dioxide is widely used in industrial processes, where…
A Ticketmaster for Science Seminars: MIT Mathematicians Build Portal to Online Cutting-Edge Research Talks
Despite physical isolation because of the COVID pandemic, MIT mathematicians build one-stop portal to online talks around the world. One of the perks of an…
A One-Time Punk Rock Guitarist Is Playing a New Tune at MIT
Meet Professor David Rand, a one-time punk rock guitarist who now digs into psychology, cooperation, and politics. What’s it like being a professor at the…
Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Have a Second Life on Solar Energy Farms
Modeling study shows battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations. As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity…
Startup Deploying AI Chatbots With “Conversational Memory” for More Natural Exchanges
Startup Posh has created chat bots that use “conversational memory” to have more natural exchanges. The comedian Bill Burr has said he refuses to call…
Accelerating Data-Driven Discoveries in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
Life science companies use Paradigm4’s unique database management system to uncover new insights into human health. As technologies like single-cell genomic sequencing, enhanced biomedical imaging,…
MIT Developed Sensors Woven Into Fabrics So a Shirt Can Monitor Vital Signs
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health. MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing…
MIT Literature Professor Takes a New Look at Ancient Books
Classicist Stephanie Frampton traverses disciplines to study how the content and form of writing interacted in the ancient world. At one point in Ovid’s “Tristia,”…
MIT Nanosensor Can Alert a Smartphone When Plants Are Stressed
Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged. MIT engineers have developed a way to closely track…
Harnessing Wave Power to Rebuild Islands and Combat Sea-Level Rise
In the Maldives, an MIT team is conducting experiments to combat sea-level rise by redirecting natural sand movement. Many island nations, including the Maldives in…
Optimizing Complex Decision-Making at MIT
“Operations in practice are very messy, but I think that’s what makes them exciting,” says graduate student Jean Pauphilet. When he began his engineering program…
How Many Jobs Do Robots and Automation Really Replace?
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation. In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing…