MIT scientists build a system that can generate AI models for biology research

BioAutoMATED, an open-source, automated machine-learning platform, aims to help democratize artificial intelligence for research labs.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
July 6, 2023 ~7 min

Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 2, 2023 ~8 min


Designing zeolites, porous materials made to trap molecules

MIT engineers are controlling pore openings for maximum molecule capture.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 24, 2022 ~16 min

A programming language for hardware accelerators

Researchers created Exo for writing high-performance code on hardware accelerators.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 11, 2022 ~8 min

Researchers release open-source photorealistic simulator for autonomous driving

MIT scientists unveil the first open-source simulation engine capable of constructing realistic environments for deployable training and testing of autonomous vehicles.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
June 21, 2022 ~8 min

What is that rash? Genetic fingerprints can help doctors diagnose and treat skin conditions more effectively

Many doctors currently diagnose skin conditions by eye. Advances in molecular testing could lead to more precise and accurate diagnoses for ambiguous rashes and skin lesions.

Raymond J. Cho, Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
April 15, 2022 ~6 min

How to capture satellite images in your backyard – and contribute to a snapshot of the climate crisis

With an antenna, a laptop and some software, you can take a picture of Earth from space.

Sophie Dyer, Researcher in Human Rights, Harvard University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2022 ~9 min

Making hardware 'open source' can help us fight future pandemics - here's how we get there

An 'open' approach to hardware could make production bottlenecks a thing of the past.

Julian Stirling, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 29, 2021 ~8 min


How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profit

Consumers can turn plastic waste into valuable products at minimal cost using the open source technologies associated with DRAM – distributed recycling and additive manufacturing.

Joshua M. Pearce, Wite Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2021 ~9 min

COVID-19 vaccines: Open source licensing could keep Big Pharma from making huge profits off taxpayer-funded research

Governments must embrace policies that promote sharing and collective invention to create and distribute a vaccine quickly.

Timothy Ford, Professor and Chair of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell • conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 ~9 min

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