A two-dose schedule could make HIV vaccines more effective

MIT researchers find that the first dose primes the immune system, helping it to generate a strong response to the second dose, a week later.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Sept. 20, 2024 ~8 min

Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures

The interlocking bricks, which can be repurposed many times over, can withstand similar pressures as their concrete counterparts.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 20, 2024 ~7 min


AI model can reveal the structures of crystalline materials

By analyzing X-ray crystallography data, the model could help researchers develop new materials for many applications, including batteries and magnets.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Sept. 19, 2024 ~6 min

Study: AI could lead to inconsistent outcomes in home surveillance

Researchers find large language models make inconsistent decisions about whether to call the police when analyzing surveillance videos.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Sept. 19, 2024 ~8 min

Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments

Some materials react and generate potentially helpful particles when exposed to light. Analytical AI can help scientists sort through materials to find ones with this property.

Mahshid Ahmadi, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee • conversation
Sept. 17, 2024 ~7 min

Enhancing LLM collaboration for smarter, more efficient solutions

“Co-LLM” algorithm helps a general-purpose AI model collaborate with an expert large language model by combining the best parts of both answers, leading to more factual responses.

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

A new way to reprogram immune cells and direct them toward anti-tumor immunity

MIT scientists’ discovery yields a potent immune response, could be used to develop a potential tumor vaccine.

Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry • mit
Sept. 16, 2024 ~6 min

‘Smart choker’ uses AI to help people with speech impairment to communicate

Researchers have developed a wearable ‘smart choker’ that uses a combination of flexible electronics and artificial intelligence techniques to allow people

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 13, 2024 ~5 min


A fast and flexible approach to help doctors annotate medical scans

“ScribblePrompt” is an interactive AI framework that can efficiently highlight anatomical structures across different medical scans, assisting medical workers to delineate regions of interest and abnormalities.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Sept. 9, 2024 ~8 min

Study assesses seizure risk from stimulating the thalamus

In animal models, even low stimulation currents can sometimes still cause electrographic seizures, researchers found.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 6, 2024 ~5 min

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