Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

The cap will help researchers gain new insight into how the brain functions.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Jan. 24, 2023 ~6 min

Putting clear bounds on uncertainty

Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 23, 2023 ~8 min


This is your brain. This is your brain on code

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 21, 2022 ~9 min

New device can control light at unprecedented speeds

Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering.

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

MIT engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera

The device could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 26, 2022 ~7 min

MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body

New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 28, 2022 ~8 min

Physicists see electron whirlpools for the first time

Long predicted but never observed, this fluid-like electron behavior could be leveraged for low-power next-generation electronics.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2022 ~7 min

Artificial intelligence predicts patients’ race from their medical images

Study shows AI can identify self-reported race from medical images that contain no indications of race detectable by human experts.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 20, 2022 ~9 min


Astronomers snap first-ever image of supermassive black hole Sagitarrius A*

The image reveals a glowing, donut-shaped ring at the Milky Way’s heart.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 12, 2022 ~8 min

Credit card-sized device focuses terahertz energy to generate high-resolution images

The advance may enable real-time imaging devices that are smaller, cheaper, and more robust than other systems.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 18, 2022 ~9 min

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