The Climate Benefit of Ditching Next-Day Delivery

“It's important for us as consumers to sit back and think, ‘Do I really need this product tomorrow?’”

MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool

Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.

A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

The EnergAIzer technique can predict how much power a certain AI workload will consume when run on a particular processor. This method could help data center operators and algorithm developers...

Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once

Using quantum entanglement, MIT researchers found a way to simultaneously measure multiple physical quantities in a room temperature quantum sensor. The approach could have applications in biomedical...

New chip can protect wireless biomedical devices from quantum attacks

A new ultra-efficient microchip developed at MIT enables resource-constrained wireless biomedical devices to implement post-quantum encryption protocols that can defend against cyberattacks from...

Teaching AI models to say “I’m not sure”

MIT CSAIL's “Reinforcement Learning with Calibration Rewards” technique improves AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.

Youth may increase vulnerability to a carcinogen found in contaminated water and some drugs

NDMA, a carcinogen that has been found in some drugs and drinking water contaminated by chemical plants, may have a much more severe impact on children than adults, according to a study from MIT.

Plants can ‘hear’ rain coming, spurring them into action

Even before water reaches them, the sound of droplets triggers germination in rice plants

Carbon removal project supports Maine’s blue economy, broader marine health

MIT researchers introduce a chemical-free approach to balancing ocean acidity that protects marine life and could have huge impact on the global aquaculture market.

Light-activated gel could transform wearables, soft robotics, and more - MIT Department of Materi...

Study reveals why some cancer therapies don’t work for all patients

MIT researchers figured out why cancer drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors don’t always work as expected: Many of the targeted tumors turn on a backup survival pathway that helps them keep...

Built to fly

MIT senior and master's student Brian Robinson, a double major in aerospace engineering and political science, lives and works at the intersection of aviation, politics, and technology.

Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production

Co-founded by MIT alumnus Dan Sobek, 1s1 Energy says it has the technology to finally make green hydrogen go mainstream. The company developed a filtration material for hydrogen electrolyzers it says...

Helping data centers deliver higher performance with less hardware

MIT researchers developed an intelligent system for balancing the tasks of storage devices inside a data center, which can extend the longevity of storage hardware and help a data center operate more...

Seeing sounds

Carlos Mariano Salcedo, a student in the MIT Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program, is designing AI to visualize music and other sounds.

New technique makes AI models leaner and faster while they’re still learning

CompreSSM, an algorithm from MIT CSAIL, trims dead weight from AI models, shedding unnecessary complexity while also making them faster as they continue to learn. It helps the model find its own...

Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections

As an alternative to insulin injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that encapsulates islet cells, protecting them from immune rejection. The device also carries an oxygen...

MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials

MIT researchers developed an AI model that can measure the types and concentrations of atomic defects used to improve materials’ strength, conductivity, and energy-conversion efficiency.