A portable light system that can digitize everyday objects

A new design tool uses UV and RGB lights to change the color and textures of everyday objects. The system could enable surfaces to display dynamic patterns, such as health data and fashion designs.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 6, 2024 ~8 min

Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 5, 2024 ~7 min


Empowering systemic racism research at MIT and beyond

Researchers in the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism are building an open data repository to advance research on racial inequity in domains like policing, housing, and health care.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics

Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~8 min

A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots

Inspired by large language models, researchers develop a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 28, 2024 ~7 min

Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses

By allowing users to clearly see data referenced by a large language model, this tool speeds manual validation to help users spot AI errors.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 21, 2024 ~7 min

Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics

A new method can train a neural network to sort corrupted data while anticipating next steps. It can make flexible plans for robots, generate high-quality video, and help AI agents navigate digital environments.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 16, 2024 ~8 min

Artificial intelligence meets “blisk” in new DARPA-funded collaboration

Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.

Janine Liberty | Anne Wilson | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~4 min


Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~7 min

How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques

MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-powered method for low-discrepancy sampling, which uniformly distributes data points to boost simulation accuracy.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 2, 2024 ~8 min

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