“Robot, make me a chair”
Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But…
3 Questions: Using computation to study the world’s best single-celled chemists
Today, out of an estimated 1 trillion species on Earth, 99.999 percent are considered microbial — bacteria, archaea, viruses, and…
Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energy
What if there were a way to solve one of the most significant obstacles to the use of nuclear energy…
Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell
During early development, tissues and organs begin to bloom through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of cells.…
Enabling small language models to solve complex reasoning tasks
As language models (LMs) improve at tasks like image generation, trivia questions, and simple math, you might think that human-like…
New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age
Artificial intelligence can enhance decision-making and enable action with reduced risk and greater precision, making it a critical tool for…
New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations
Let’s say an environmental scientist is studying whether exposure to air pollution is associated with lower birth weights in a…
New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics
MIT researchers have developed a new fabrication method that could enable the production of more energy efficient electronics by stacking…
MIT affiliates named 2025 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows
Two current MIT affiliates and seven additional alumni are among those named to the 2025 cohort of AI2050 Fellows. Zongyi…
MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics
Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and…