Algorithm finds hidden connections between paintings at the Met
A team from MIT helped create an image retrieval system to find the closest matches of paintings from different artists and cultures.
July 29, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: machine-learning arts research design school-of-engineering electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs algorithms computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing
Q&A: Markus Buehler on setting coronavirus and AI-inspired proteins to music
Translated into sound, SARS-CoV-2 tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells.
April 2, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: machine-learning artificial-intelligence covid-19 music biology arts research proteins school-of-engineering quest-for-intelligence civil-and-environmental-engineering nanoscience-and-nanotechnology mit-ibm-watson-ai-lab
Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.
March 25, 2020 • ~8 min
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Using math to blend musical notes seamlessly
Algorithm enables one audio signal to glide into another, recreating the “portamento” effect of some musical instruments.
Sept. 27, 2019 • ~7 min
Tags: music arts research school-of-engineering electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs computer-science-and-technology technology-and-society algorithms computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
Sept. 12, 2019 • ~7 min
Tags: arts research carbon-nanotubes school-of-engineering technology-and-society aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering exhibits visual-arts mit-center-for-art science-technology-cast
Objects can now change colors like a chameleon
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
Sept. 10, 2019 • ~6 min
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Computer-aided knitting
New research from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to customize clothing designs.
Aug. 6, 2019 • ~7 min
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Translating proteins into music, and back
By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.
June 26, 2019 • ~8 min
Tags: machine-learning artificial-intelligence music arts research apps proteins school-of-engineering technology-and-society civil-and-environmental-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih nanoscience-and-nanotechnology
The politics of ugly buildings
In new book, MIT’s Timothy Hyde looks at the architectural controversies that have helped shape Britain.
May 24, 2019 • ~7 min
Tags: history architecture arts research school-of-architecture-and-planning faculty books-and-authors
Ambient plant illumination could light the way for greener buildings
Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.
May 9, 2019 • ~9 min
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