User-friendly system can help developers build more efficient simulations and AI models

By automatically generating code that leverages two types of data redundancy, the system saves bandwidth, memory, and computation.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 3, 2025 ~6 min

Researchers: NASA Asteroid Samples Contain ‘Building Blocks’ of Life

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 2, 2025 ~6 min


With generative AI, MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures

A new approach, which takes minutes rather than days, predicts how a specific DNA sequence will arrange itself in the cell nucleus.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 31, 2025 ~8 min

AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code

Writing computer code is helpful for people in many disciplines, but learning to program is hard. Large language models can help nonprogrammers skip the difficult details.

Daniel Zingaro, Associate Professor of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto • conversation
Jan. 31, 2025 ~5 min

Tech transmits power through the body for wearable devices

"Power-over-Skin opens the door to making [wearable devices] invisible, allowing them to do their jobs without you noticing..."

Aaron Aupperlee-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~5 min

Australia’s social media ban shows how extreme the technology debate has become – there’s a better way

A more balanced approach to social media use might be needed.

James Conroy, Professor of Religious and Philosophical Education and Vice Principal, Internationalisation, University of Glasgow • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 ~7 min

How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

John W. Daily, Research Professor in Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 ~6 min

Smart carbon dioxide removal yields economic and environmental benefits

MIT study finds a diversified portfolio of carbon dioxide removal options delivers the best return on investment.

Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy • mit
Jan. 29, 2025 ~5 min


Skin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them

Just 2 layers of materials commonly used in biomedical labs can mimic the electrical properties of human skin.

Krittika Goyal, Assistant Professor of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

Why building big AIs costs billions – and how Chinese startup DeepSeek dramatically changed the calculus

A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do it far more cheaply.

Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

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