Teaching AI models the broad strokes to sketch more like humans do
SketchAgent, a drawing system developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, sketches up concepts stroke-by-stroke, teaching language models to visually express concepts on their own and collaborate with humans.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
June 2, 2025 • ~7 min
June 2, 2025 • ~7 min
Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them
Today, people use complex computing networks to search for prime numbers with millions of digits. But early mathematicians were running these calculations by hand.
Jeremiah Bartz, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of North Dakota
• conversation
May 30, 2025 • ~9 min
May 30, 2025 • ~9 min
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
Inside every smartphone and laptop are tiny specks of valuable materials, many of which are still lost even when you take your old electronics to a recycling center.
Terence Musho, Associate Professor of Engineering, West Virginia University •
conversation
May 28, 2025 • ~8 min
May 28, 2025 • ~8 min
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