- Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materialsDeveloped to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.
- MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocationIn an analysis of over 160,000 transplant candidates, researchers found that race is linked to how likely an organ offer is to be accepted on behalf of a patient.
- Study: Babies’ poor vision may help organize visual brain pathwaysMIT researchers found that low-quality visual input early in life may contribute to the development of key pathways in the brain’s visual system.
- A new platform for developing advanced metals at scaleFoundation Alloy, founded by a team from MIT, uses solid-state metallurgy technology to create a new class of high-performance metals.
- Confronting the AI/energy conundrumThe MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and a solution for the clean energy transition.
- 3 Questions: How MIT’s venture studio is partnering with MIT labs to solve “holy grail” problemsDavid Cohen-Tanugi describes his role as venture builder for MIT Proto Ventures, and how he knows he’s making a difference.
- Study finds better services dramatically help children in foster careA Chilean experiment with legal aid and social services cuts time in foster care, with lasting effects for kids and lower costs for programs.
- The high-tech wizardry of integrated photonicsPhD candidate Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable previously unimaginable applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers.
- MIT student wins first-ever Stephen Hawking Junior Medal for Science CommunicationGitanjali Rao, a rising junior majoring in biological engineering, received the prestigious award created by the late theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
- VAMO proposes an alternative to architectural permanenceA project at the Venice Biennale showcases biodegradable materials and structural systems using tension and compression.
- MIT Open Learning bootcamp supports effort to bring invention for long-term fentanyl recovery to marketThe Substance Use Disorders Ventures Bootcamp ignites innovators like Evan Kharasch to turn research breakthroughs into treatments for substance use disorder.
- How repetition helps art speak to usJay Keyser’s new book, “Play It Again, Sam,” makes the case that repeated motifs enhance our experience of artistic works.
- MIT engineers develop electrochemical sensors for cheap, disposable diagnosticsElectrodes coated with DNA could enable inexpensive tests with a long shelf-life, which could detect many diseases and be deployed in the doctor’s office or at home.
- New imaging technique reconstructs the shapes of hidden objectsBy leveraging reflections from wireless signals like Wi-Fi, the system could allow robots to find and manipulate items that are blocked from view.
- New method combines imaging and sequencing to study gene function in intact tissueThe approach collects multiple types of imaging and sequencing data from the same cells, leading to new insights into mouse liver biology.
- President Emeritus Reif reflects on successes as a technical leaderAt a fireside chat, L. Rafael Reif and Anantha P. Chandrakasan discussed the importance of developing engineering leadership skills to solve the world’s most challenging problems.
- Inspiring student growthProfessors Xiao Wang and Rodrigo Verdi are honored as “Committed to Caring.”
- Accelerating scientific discovery with AIFutureHouse, co-founded by Sam Rodriques PhD ’19, has developed AI agents to automate key steps on the path toward scientific progress.
- Faces of MIT: Ylana LopezAs assistant director for academics and events, Ylana Lopez leads an array of programming at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
- MIT and Mass General Brigham launch joint seed program to accelerate innovations in healthThe MIT-MGB Seed Program, launched with support from Analog Devices Inc., will fund joint research projects that advance technology and clinical research.
- Using generative AI to help robots jump higher and land safelyMIT CSAIL researchers combined GenAI and a physics simulation engine to refine robot designs. The result: a machine that out-jumped a robot designed by humans.
- Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.Co-founded by Professor Desirée Plata, the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio.
