This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces

Researchers engineered a hair-thin fabric to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient mechanism to reduce noise transmission in a large room.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
today • ~8 min

HPI-MIT design research collaboration creates powerful teams

Together, the Hasso Plattner Institute and MIT are working toward novel solutions to the world’s problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program.

MIT Morningside Academy for Design • mit
May 3, 2024 • ~15 min

Physicists arrange atoms in extremely close proximity

The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
May 2, 2024 • ~9 min

Supercomputers can take months to simulate the climate – but my new algorithm can do it ten times faster

These are some of the most complex and important pieces of software ever written.

Samar Khatiwala, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford • conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~8 min

Fostering research, careers, and community in materials science

MICRO internship program expands, brings undergraduate interns from other schools to campus.

Stefanie Koperniak | MIT Open Learning • mit
May 1, 2024 • ~7 min

Natural language boosts LLM performance in coding, planning, and robotics

Three neurosymbolic methods help language models find better abstractions within natural language, then use those representations to execute complex tasks.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 1, 2024 • ~13 min

Climate models can run for months on supercomputers – but my new algorithm can make them ten times faster

These are some of the most complex and important pieces of software ever written.

Samar Khatiwala, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford • conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~7 min

Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

Modern web browsers are increasingly becoming like virtual computers, able to send email and play music and videos. The downside is it’s a new way for hackers to get into your computer.

Selcuk Uluagac, Professor of Computing and Information Science, Florida International University • conversation
April 26, 2024 • ~7 min

Two MIT teams selected for NSF sustainable materials grants

Chosen from 16 finalist teams, the MIT-led projects will investigate quantum topological materials and sustainable microchip production.

David L. Chandler | Elizabeth A. Thomson | MIT News | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
April 25, 2024 • ~11 min

Study demonstrates efficacy of MIT-led Brave Behind Bars program

Programming course for incarcerated people boosts digital literacy and self-efficacy, highlighting potential for reduced recidivism.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 24, 2024 • ~8 min

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