Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics

A new method can train a neural network to sort corrupted data while anticipating next steps. It can make flexible plans for robots, generate high-quality video, and help AI agents navigate digital environments.

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

MIT team takes a major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics

By fabricating semiconductor-free logic gates, which can be used to perform computation, researchers hope to streamline the manufacture of electronics.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 15, 2024 ~8 min


A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible

Labs that can’t afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 11, 2024 ~7 min

New 3D printing technique creates unique objects quickly and with less waste

By using a 3D printer like an iron, researchers can precisely control the color, shade, and texture of fabricated objects, using only one material.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to build new micro-machines that could revolutionise brain health

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Artificial intelligence meets “blisk” in new DARPA-funded collaboration

Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.

Janine Liberty | Anne Wilson | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~4 min

Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~7 min


Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries

Because it doesn’t need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine, the technology could provide communities with drinking water at low costs.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Cancer biologists discover a new mechanism for an old drug

Study reveals the drug, 5-fluorouracil, acts differently in different types of cancer — a finding that could help researchers design better drug combinations.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 7, 2024 ~9 min

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