Unlocking new science with devices that control electric power

Seron Electronics, founded by Mo Mirvakili PhD ’17, makes research equipment with applications including microelectronics, clean energy, optics, biomedicine, and beyond.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
April 4, 2024 ~6 min

Most work is new work, long-term study of U.S. census data shows

The majority of U.S. jobs are in occupations that have emerged since 1940, MIT research finds — telling us much about the ways jobs are created and lost.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2024 ~9 min


Does technology help or hurt employment?

Combing through 35,000 job categories in U.S. census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2024 ~8 min

Reducing pesticide use while increasing effectiveness

In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 12, 2024 ~10 min

Using generative AI to improve software testing

MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
March 5, 2024 ~7 min

MIT in the media: 2023 in review

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

MIT News • mit
Dec. 21, 2023 ~18 min

Reflecting on a decade of SuperUROP at MIT

Ten years after the founding of the undergraduate research program, its alumni reflect on the unexpected gifts of their experiences.

Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
Nov. 3, 2023 ~7 min

Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercialization

J-WAFS awards 2023 Solutions Grants to bring two water-related innovations to the market.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Sept. 7, 2023 ~7 min


MIT-Pillar AI Collective announces first seed grant recipients

Six teams conducting research in AI, data science, and machine learning receive funding for projects that have potential commercial applications.

Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering • mit
June 22, 2023 ~8 min

Success at the intersection of technology and finance

Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin visits MIT, discusses how technology will continue to transform trading and investing.

MIT Career Advising and Professional Development • mit
May 10, 2023 ~7 min

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