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

When should data scientists try a new technique?

A new measure can help scientists decide which estimation method to use when modeling a particular data problem.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 27, 2023 ~8 min


Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds

Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in check.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 16, 2022 ~8 min

New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways

The technique could be used to fabricate computer chips that won’t get too hot while operating, or materials that can convert waste heat to energy.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 7, 2022 ~8 min

Wiggling toward bio-inspired machine intelligence

Inspired by jellyfish and octopuses, PhD candidate Juncal Arbelaiz investigates the theoretical underpinnings that will enable systems to more efficiently adapt to their environments.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
Oct. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Living LEGOs

Mathematical modeling speeds up the process of programming bacterial systems to self-assemble into desired 2D shapes.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
Aug. 15, 2022 ~5 min

New algorithm aces university math course questions

Researchers use machine learning to automatically solve, explain, and generate university-level math problems at a human level.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Starfish embryos swim in formation like a “living crystal”

Their swirling, clustering behavior might someday inform the design of self-assembling robotic swarms.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 13, 2022 ~7 min


New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer

The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 20, 2022 ~8 min

Computing our climate future

To put global climate modeling at the fingertips of local decision-makers, some scientists think it’s time to rethink the system from scratch.

Paige Colley | School of Science • mit
April 13, 2022 ~10 min

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