AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies

With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min

SMART launches research group to advance AI, automation, and the future of work

Mens, Manus and Machina (M3S) will design technology, training programs, and institutions for successful human-machine collaboration.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Aug. 23, 2023 ~8 min


Making aviation fuel from biomass

MIT researchers are converting the plant material lignin into hydrocarbon molecules that could help make jet fuel 100 percent sustainable.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 23, 2023 ~15 min

Planning algorithm enables high-performance flight

With this new approach, a tailsitter aircraft, ideal for search-and-rescue missions, can plan and execute complex, high-speed acrobatic maneuvers.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Machine-learning system based on light could yield more powerful, efficient large language models

MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Aug. 22, 2023 ~7 min

MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures

Produced with techniques borrowed from Japanese paper-cutting, the strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 22, 2023 ~10 min

Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity

The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
Aug. 18, 2023 ~6 min

To improve solar and other clean energy tech, look beyond hardware

A new study finds system deployment processes have been slow to improve over time — but must be addressed to lower clean energy costs in the future.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min


How machine learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis and treatment

MIT researchers investigate the causes of health-care disparities among underrepresented groups.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

MIT researchers combine deep learning and physics to fix motion-corrupted MRI scans

The challenge involves than just a blurry JPEG. Fixing motion artifacts in medical imaging requires a more sophisticated approach.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
Aug. 17, 2023 ~5 min

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