The results suggest that climate may influence seismic activity.
This Sound-Suppressing Silk Can Create Quiet Spaces
Researchers engineered a hair-thin fabric to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient mechanism to reduce noise transmission in a large room.
Researchers engineered a hair-thin fabric to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient mechanism to reduce noise transmission in a large room.
Studies in Empathy and Analytics
Senior James Simon wants to effect change in two ways: by quantifying societal issues and working directly with disadvantaged communities.
Senior James Simon wants to effect change in two ways: by quantifying societal issues and working directly with disadvantaged communities.
3 Questions: A Shared Vocabulary for How Infectious Diseases Spread
Lydia Bourouiba’s research on fluid dynamics influenced new guidance from the World Health Organization that will shape how health agencies respond to respiratory infectious diseases.
Lydia Bourouiba’s research on fluid dynamics influenced new guidance from the World Health Organization that will shape how health agencies respond to respiratory infectious diseases.
Mapping the Brain Pathways of Visual Memorability
For the first time, researchers use a combination of MEG and fMRI to map the spatio-temporal human brain dynamics of a visual image being recognized.
For the first time, researchers use a combination of MEG and fMRI to map the spatio-temporal human brain dynamics of a visual image being recognized.
Plant Sensors Could Act as an Early Warning System for Farmers
Sensors that detect plant signaling molecules can reveal when crops are experiencing too much light or heat, or attack from insects or microbes.
Sensors that detect plant signaling molecules can reveal when crops are experiencing too much light or heat, or attack from insects or microbes.
How AI Might Shape LGBTQIA+ Advocacy
New “AI Comes Out of the Closet” system seeks to merge artificial intelligence and LGBTQIA+ support.
New “AI Comes Out of the Closet” system seeks to merge artificial intelligence and LGBTQIA+ support.
3 Questions: Enhancing Last-Mile Logistics with Machine Learning
MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Director Matthias Winkenbach uses AI to make vehicle routing more efficient and adaptable for unexpected events.
MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Director Matthias Winkenbach uses AI to make vehicle routing more efficient and adaptable for unexpected events.
New AI Method Captures Uncertainty in Medical Images
By providing plausible label maps for one medical image, the Tyche machine-learning model could help clinicians and researchers capture crucial information.
By providing plausible label maps for one medical image, the Tyche machine-learning model could help clinicians and researchers capture crucial information.
Has Remote Work Changed How People Travel in the US?
A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation.
A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is It the School, or the Students?
Study shows perceptions of “good” schools are heavily dependent on the preparation of the students entering them.
Study shows perceptions of “good” schools are heavily dependent on the preparation of the students entering them.
Engineering Household Robots to Have a Little Common Sense
With help from a large language model, MIT engineers enabled robots to self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores.
With help from a large language model, MIT engineers enabled robots to self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores.
A New Way to Quantify Climate Change Impacts: “Outdoor Days”
This measure, developed by MIT researchers, reflects direct effects on people’s quality of life — and reveals significant global disparities.
This measure, developed by MIT researchers, reflects direct effects on people’s quality of life — and reveals significant global disparities.
AI Generates High-Quality Images 30 Times Faster in a Single Step
Novel method makes tools like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E-3 faster by simplifying the image-generating process to a single step while maintaining or enhancing image quality.
Novel method makes tools like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E-3 faster by simplifying the image-generating process to a single step while maintaining or enhancing image quality.