This tiny chip can safeguard user data while enabling efficient computing on a smartphone

Researchers have developed a security solution for power-hungry AI models that offers protection against two common attacks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
today ~8 min

To build a better AI helper, start by modeling the irrational behavior of humans

A new technique can be used to predict the actions of human or AI agents who behave suboptimally while working toward unknown goals.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 19, 2024 ~7 min


New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images

By providing plausible label maps for one medical image, the Tyche machine-learning model could help clinicians and researchers capture crucial information.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 11, 2024 ~7 min

Using research to solve societal problems starts with building connections and making space for young people

Use-inspired research goes beyond translational research to build lasting connections between researchers and communities.

Michael Muszynski, Associate Professor in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii • conversation
April 10, 2024 ~9 min

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared

The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?

Tyler Felgenhauer, Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University • conversation
April 4, 2024 ~9 min

A new computational technique could make it easier to engineer useful proteins

MIT researchers plan to search for proteins that could be used to measure electrical activity in the brain.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 3, 2024 ~8 min

New software enables blind and low-vision users to create interactive, accessible charts

Screen-reader users can upload a dataset and create customized data representations that combine visualization, textual description, and sonification.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 27, 2024 ~8 min

With a new experimental technique, MIT engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes

The behavior of granular materials has been difficult to visualize, but a new method reveals their internal forces in 3D detail.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 25, 2024 ~8 min


New algorithm unlocks high-resolution insights for computer vision

FeatUp, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, boosts the resolution of any deep network or visual foundation for computer vision systems.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 18, 2024 ~9 min

Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools

Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students better diet quality compared with other major U.S. food sources.

Jessica Jones-Smith, Associate Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, Epidemiology, University of Washington • conversation
March 18, 2024 ~10 min

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