MIT announces five flagship projects in first-ever Climate Grand Challenges competition

The portfolio of multiyear projects focuses on delivering breakthrough solutions.

MIT News Office • mit
April 11, 2022 ~9 min

System helps severely motor-impaired individuals type more quickly and accurately

For individuals who communicate using a single switch, a new interface learns how they make selections, and then self-adjusts accordingly.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
April 5, 2022 ~10 min


A tool for predicting the future

Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 28, 2022 ~9 min

Study: With masking and distancing in place, NFL stadium openings in 2020 had no impact on local Covid-19 infections

The findings may inform decisions on holding large outdoor gatherings amid future public health crises.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2022 ~8 min

Systems scientists find clues to why false news snowballs on social media

A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the more likely misinformation will spread.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 15, 2021 ~8 min

Community policing in the Global South

Professor Fotini Christia is part of a team examining the challenges of implementing community policing across a range of countries.

Stephanie M. McPherson | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed less.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 22, 2021 ~7 min

MIT collaborates with Biogen on three-year, $7 million initiative to address climate, health, and equity

Biogen’s support is part of biotechnology company’s Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives Initiative.

MIT Resource Development • mit
Nov. 3, 2021 ~6 min


Avoiding shortcut solutions in artificial intelligence

A new method forces a machine learning model to focus on more data when learning a task, which leads to more reliable predictions.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 2, 2021 ~8 min

Study: Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals

The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 22, 2021 ~7 min

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