New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses

MIT engineers developed ultrathin electronic films that sense heat and other signals, and could reduce the bulk of conventional goggles and scopes.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 23, 2025 ~9 min

MIT engineers print synthetic “metamaterials” that are both strong and stretchy

A new method could enable stretchable ceramics, glass, and metals, for tear-proof textiles or stretchy semiconductors.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 23, 2025 ~8 min


“Periodic table of machine learning” could fuel AI discovery

Researchers have created a unifying framework that can help scientists combine existing ideas to improve AI models or create new ones.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 23, 2025 ~7 min

3D modeling you can feel

TactStyle, a system developed by CSAIL researchers, uses image prompts to replicate both the visual appearance and tactile properties of 3D models.

Adam Conner-Simons | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 22, 2025 ~6 min

All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful

If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering professor explains how to reduce risk.

Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering • conversation
April 18, 2025 ~8 min

Making AI-generated code more accurate in any language

A new technique automatically guides an LLM toward outputs that adhere to the rules of whatever programming language or other format is being used.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 18, 2025 ~8 min

Equipping living cells with logic gates to fight cancer

Founded by MIT researchers, Senti Bio is giving immune cells the ability to distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
April 18, 2025 ~8 min

A faster way to solve complex planning problems

By eliminating redundant computations, a new data-driven method can streamline processes like scheduling trains, routing delivery drivers, or assigning airline crews.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 16, 2025 ~8 min


Training LLMs to self-detoxify their language

A new method from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab helps large language models to steer their own responses toward safer, more ethical, value-aligned outputs.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
April 14, 2025 ~11 min

New initiative to advance innovations in pediatric care

The Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub aims to break down barriers to pediatric innovation and foster transformative research to improve children’s health outcomes.

Zach Goodale | School of Engineering • mit
April 11, 2025 ~7 min

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