Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.

Liam McDonnell | Office of Innovation • mit
Feb. 3, 2025 ~12 min

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


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

MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

New research could improve the safety of drone shows, warehouse robots, and self-driving cars.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 31, 2025 ~9 min

Rare and mysterious cosmic explosion: Gamma-ray burst or jetted tidal disruption event?

Researchers characterize the peculiar Einstein Probe transient EP240408a.

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research • mit
Jan. 29, 2025 ~3 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

New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions

Sometimes, it might be better to train a robot in an environment that’s different from the one where it will be deployed.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

Is this the new playbook for curing rare childhood diseases?

When his son received a devastating diagnosis, Fernando Goldsztein MBA ’03 founded an initiative to help him and others.

Danna Lorch | MIT Sloan School of Management • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min


Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections

Studying the pathogen R. parkeri, researchers discovered the first evidence of extensive and stable interkingdom contacts between a pathogen and a eukaryotic organelle.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~8 min

How cities are weathering the climate crisis

In a new book, Lawrence Vale spotlights projects from around the globe that help insulate communities from climate shocks.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min

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