Accelerating particle size distribution estimation

MIT researchers speed up a novel AI-based estimator for medication manufacturing by 60 times.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Sept. 23, 2024 ~4 min

A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

SimPLE learns to pick, regrasp, and place objects using the objects’ computer-aided design model.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Aug. 9, 2024 ~5 min


Study: Under extreme impacts, metals get stronger when heated

The unexpected finding could be important for designing spacecraft shielding or in high-speed machining applications.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
May 22, 2024 ~7 min

HPI-MIT design research collaboration creates powerful teams

Together, the Hasso Plattner Institute and MIT are working toward novel solutions to the world’s problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program.

MIT Morningside Academy for Design • mit
May 3, 2024 ~15 min

Most work is new work, long-term study of U.S. census data shows

The majority of U.S. jobs are in occupations that have emerged since 1940, MIT research finds — telling us much about the ways jobs are created and lost.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2024 ~9 min

Does technology help or hurt employment?

Combing through 35,000 job categories in U.S. census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2024 ~8 min

A first-ever complete map for elastic strain engineering

New research by a team of MIT engineers offers a guide for fine-tuning specific material properties.

Peter Reuell | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
March 29, 2024 ~8 min

Understanding the impacts of mining on local environments and communities

Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
March 21, 2024 ~18 min


Reducing pesticide use while increasing effectiveness

In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 12, 2024 ~10 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

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