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
yesterday ~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


MIT announces 2024 Bose Grants

The grants fund studies of green hydrogen production, fetal health-sensing fabric, basalt architecture, and shark-based ocean monitoring.

Becky Ham | Office of the Provost • mit
April 24, 2024 ~8 min

Circadian rhythms can influence drugs’ effectiveness

MIT researchers find circadian variations in liver function play an important role in how drugs are broken down in the body.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 24, 2024 ~7 min

MIT scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits

The advance offers a way to characterize a fundamental resource needed for quantum computing.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 24, 2024 ~9 min

Mapping the brain pathways of visual memorability

For the first time, researchers use a combination of MEG and fMRI to map the spatio-temporal human brain dynamics of a visual image being recognized.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 23, 2024 ~6 min

This tiny chip can safeguard user data while enabling efficient computing on a smartphone

Researchers have developed a security solution for power-hungry AI models that offers protection against two common attacks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 23, 2024 ~8 min

To build a better AI helper, start by modeling the irrational behavior of humans

A new technique can be used to predict the actions of human or AI agents who behave suboptimally while working toward unknown goals.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 19, 2024 ~7 min


For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try “meronymity”

A communication system whose users reveal only a few verified aspects of their identity can empower less confident participants to speak up, researchers report.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 18, 2024 ~8 min

A blueprint for making quantum computers easier to program

A CSAIL study highlights why it is so challenging to program a quantum computer to run a quantum algorithm, and offers a conceptual model for a more user-friendly quantum computer.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 16, 2024 ~8 min

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