The method allows researchers to observe biomolecular complexes in a quick, accurate, and budget-friendly way, providing new insights into bacterial protein synthesis.

Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creativity, and human-centered innovation meet.

SMART breakthrough offers a promising pathway toward improved manufacturing of high‑quality cells for regenerative therapies to treat joint diseases.

This new metric for measuring uncertainty could flag hallucinations and help users know whether to trust an AI model.

With this new technique, a robot could more accurately detect hidden objects or understand an indoor scene using reflected Wi-Fi signals.

Their flight patterns change in response to different sensory cues, a new study finds. The work could lead to more effective traps and mosquito control strategies.

Impairments of this circuit may help to explain why some people with schizophrenia lose touch with reality.

Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.

Academia-industry relationship is an early-stage accelerator, supporting professional progress and research.

Discovering this common mechanism could lead to a universal anesthesia-delivery system to monitor patients more effectively.

MIT researchers uncovered the roles of bacterial species from the environment as they consume biodegradable plastic.

The technology could enable fast, point-of-care diagnoses for pneumonia and other lung conditions.

By showing the problem derives from genetic mutations that lead to overexpression of a microRNA, MIT researchers’ study points to potential treatment.

Geothermal innovators at MIT and elsewhere are seeking deeper and hotter rocks to generate electricity at scale.

Using a computational model, neuroscientists showed how the brain can selectively focus attention on one voice among others in a noisy environment.

Researchers at MIT, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School developed a deep-learning model to forecast a patient’s heart failure prognosis up to a year in advance.

MIT astronomers are developing a new way to detect, monitor, and mitigate the threats posed by smaller asteroids to our critical space infrastructure.

Professor Jesse Thaler describes a vision for a two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.

A new hybrid system could help robots navigate in changing environments or increase the efficiency of multirobot assembly teams.

A new study finds hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon.

New work suggests the brain can deliver neuron-specific feedback during learning — resembling the error signals that drive machine learning.

A new approach could help users know whether to trust a model’s predictions in safety-critical applications like health care and autonomous driving.

New research by MIT geophysicists could assist efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground.

Kate Brown’s book, “Tiny Gardens Everywhere,” examines the hidden history of urban farming, its extensive use, and the politics of growing food.

Research reveals how cells may activate a compensation system that can reduce the effects of harmful genetic mutations. This could inform gene therapy development.

Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between MIT and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, researchers are creating playable physical and synthesized replicas.

The latest crop of space-time wobbles includes a variety of heavy, fast-spinning, and lopsided colliding black holes.

While some N2O is produced naturally at the plant root, agricultural practices can increase its levels, to the detriment of some microbes that support plant growth.

The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design.

Patterns of gaze and attention can reveal how some people unconsciously figure out how to master a task, new research shows.

The engineered tissue grafts could take on the liver’s function and help thousands of people with liver failure.

Japan incorporates more disaster planning into its buildings and public spaces than any other nation. Miho Mazereeuw’s new book explains how they do it.

By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.

MIT researchers uncovered the physics behind bubble-removing membranes that could improve bioreactors, chemical production, and more.

By providing holistic information on a cell, an AI-driven method could help scientists better understand disease mechanisms and plan experiments.

An international study reveals disparities in urban shade levels, exacerbating the “heat island” effect in big cities.

In research that could help elucidate humans’ role in global warming, scientists showed how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures.

Researchers find mice modeling the autism spectrum disorder fragile X syndrome exhibit the same pattern of differences in low-frequency waves as humans — a new marker for treatment studies.

By enabling two chips to authenticate each other using a shared fingerprint, this technique can improve privacy and energy efficiency.

Research from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds leading AI models perform worse for users with lower English proficiency, less formal education, and non-US origins.

A new method developed at MIT could root out vulnerabilities and improve LLM safety and performance.

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.

These ricocheting ruptures may be more common than previously thought.

Overcoming challenges of 3D printing with multiple functional materials, MIT researchers fabricated an electric linear motor in hours.

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.

MIT researchers used a large language model to optimize the genetic sequences of proteins manufactured by yeast, making production more efficient.

Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point.

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.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.