MIT launches Working Group on Generative AI and the Work of the Future

New initiative is convening leading companies and nonprofits with support from Google’s Community Grants Fund.

MIT Industrial Performance Center • mit
March 28, 2024 ~6 min

Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion

Detailed study of magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 4, 2024 ~13 min


MIT, Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub to bring 200mm advanced research capabilities to MIT.nano

State-of-the-art toolset will bridge academic innovations and industry pathways to scale for semiconductors, microelectronics, and other critical technologies.

MIT.nano • mit
Jan. 30, 2024 ~7 min

Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future

MIT chemists developed a battery cathode based on organic materials, which could reduce the EV industry’s reliance on scarce metals.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Leveraging language to understand machines

Master's students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Dec. 22, 2023 ~7 min

Boosting rocket reliability at the material level

Zack Cordero’s research focuses on extending the lifespan of reusable rockets, while simultaneously reducing the risk of catastrophic failure.

Eric Brown | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Nov. 28, 2023 ~13 min

Reflecting on a decade of SuperUROP at MIT

Ten years after the founding of the undergraduate research program, its alumni reflect on the unexpected gifts of their experiences.

Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
Nov. 3, 2023 ~7 min

Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world

By blending 2D images with foundation models to build 3D feature fields, a new MIT method helps robots understand and manipulate nearby objects with open-ended language prompts.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~9 min


Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide

The approach directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 30, 2023 ~8 min

3 Questions: A roadmap toward circularity in the footwear industry

Coauthors of a “Footwear Manifesto” report discuss survey findings that point to industry collaboration as a path to reducing waste in shoe manufacturing.

Fabric Innovation Hub • mit
Oct. 27, 2023 ~7 min

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