A step toward safe and reliable autopilots for flying

A new AI-based approach for controlling autonomous robots satisfies the often-conflicting goals of safety and stability.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
June 12, 2023 ~7 min

MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips

A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and more powerful chips.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
April 27, 2023 ~10 min


Fiber “barcodes” can make clothing labels that last

Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
March 21, 2023 ~6 min

Detailed images from space offer clearer picture of drought effects on plants

J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
March 20, 2023 ~8 min

Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups

Codon compiles Python code to run more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 14, 2023 ~8 min

QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science

The second annual student-industry conference was held in-person for the first time.

Center for Quantum Engineering • mit
March 3, 2023 ~6 min

Improving the speed and safety of airport security screening

Lincoln Laboratory seeks ways to build non-contact screening methods that can detect concealed explosives at airports.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Feb. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Scientists boost quantum signals while reducing noise

“Squeezing” noise over a broad frequency bandwidth in a quantum system could lead to faster and more accurate quantum measurements.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 9, 2023 ~9 min


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

Program teaches US Air Force personnel the fundamentals of AI

MIT researchers developed and studied a customized AI training program for users with varied backgrounds, which could be delivered across large organizations.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 11, 2023 ~10 min

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