Fully AI driven weather prediction system could start revolution in forecasting

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster and using

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2025 ~6 min

3D printing approach strings together dynamic objects for you

“Xstrings” method enables users to produce cable-driven objects, automatically assemble bionic robots, sculptures, and dynamic fashion designs.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 18, 2025 ~7 min


Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots

MIT engineers developed a way to grow artificial tissues that look and act like their natural counterparts.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 17, 2025 ~9 min

Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

When a spacecraft is too far from the Sun to use solar panels, it needs a different reliable source of power.

Benjamin Roulston, Assistant Professor of Physics, Clarkson University • conversation
March 14, 2025 ~9 min

High-performance computing, with much less code

The Exo 2 programming language enables reusable scheduling libraries external to compilers.

Adam Conner-Simons | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 13, 2025 ~5 min

Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why

President Trump’s national energy emergency declaration does not qualify as an emergency that would exempt energy projects from environmental laws and regulations.

Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis • conversation
March 13, 2025 ~8 min

MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

A new, highly efficient process for performing this conversion could make it easier to develop therapies for spinal cord injuries or diseases like ALS.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 13, 2025 ~7 min

University spin-out secures funding to improve AI energy efficiency and bandwidth

A University of Cambridge spin-out company working to improve AI efficiency and bandwidth has raised €25 million in new funding.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 11, 2025 ~3 min


Study: Climate change will reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space

Increasing greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the atmosphere’s ability to burn up old space junk, MIT scientists report.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 10, 2025 ~8 min

Study: Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission

The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection’s spread.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 10, 2025 ~10 min

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