Researchers teach an AI to write better chart captions

A new dataset can help scientists develop automatic systems that generate richer, more descriptive captions for online charts.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
June 30, 2023 ~9 min

Computer vision system marries image recognition and generation

MAGE merges the two key tasks of image generation and recognition, typically trained separately, into a single system.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
June 28, 2023 ~6 min


Researchers uncover a new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome

The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.

Leah Eisenstadt | McGovern Institute for Brain Research | Broad Institute • mit
June 28, 2023 ~7 min

International team reports powerful tool for studying, tuning atomically thin materials

Work could lead to heady applications in novel electronics and more.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
June 27, 2023 ~8 min

A novel combination therapy counters antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections

SMART researchers combine rifaximin and clarithromycin to effectively restore the latter drug's efficacy.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
June 26, 2023 ~6 min

MIT engineering students take on the heat of Miami

A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.

Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
June 23, 2023 ~13 min

MIT-Pillar AI Collective announces first seed grant recipients

Six teams conducting research in AI, data science, and machine learning receive funding for projects that have potential commercial applications.

Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering • mit
June 22, 2023 ~8 min

Unraveling connections between the brain and gut

MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 22, 2023 ~10 min


Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease

MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
June 21, 2023 ~17 min

MIT engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode

A new Jell-O-like material could replace metals as electrical interfaces for pacemakers, cochlear implants, and other electronic implants.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 15, 2023 ~8 min

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