Associate Professor Tamara Broderick and colleagues build a “taxonomy of trust” to identify where in data analysis processes confidence in its results might break down.

MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete.

Ming Guo seeks connections between a cell’s physical form and its biological function, which could illuminate ways to halt abnormal cell growth.

Superconductors are materials that can transmit electricity without any resistance. Researchers are getting closer to creating superconducting materials that can function in everyday life.

Computational tool from MIT CSAIL enables color-changing cellulose-based designs for data visualization, education, fashion, and more.

Controlling inflammation enables injured aged muscle recovery, offering promise for the future of mechanotherapies.

Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.

New LiGO technique accelerates training of large machine-learning models, reducing the monetary and environmental cost of developing AI applications.

The teams will work toward sustainable microchips and topological materials as well as socioresilient materials design.

Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling.