New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments
Gleanmer is a new system that can construct detailed 3D maps of a robot’s environment at high speed while operating at extremely low power. The advance could enable tiny devices to avoid obstacles and safely navigate in the real world.
A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys
MIT researchers created a technique that captures chemical arrangements across materials to improve predictions of how metal alloys and other complex materials will behave.
MIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"
Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet's annual list of 'Tech Power Players'
In game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists
In a new paper, MIT LIDS researchers show that for certain kinds of games, an overlooked class of algorithms performs much better than expected against better-trained opponents.
Could AI tell you where you left your keys?
A new memory framework known as DAAAM enables a robot to rapidly recall rich descriptions and precise locational information about objects it encountered while exploring its environment. This efficient approach could help an autonomous agen...
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM) is advancing research, workforce development, and industry collaboration to accelerate new manufacturing technologies, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and help shape the future of manufact...
Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT Professor Jinhua Zhao, a noted scholar and transportation planner, has been appointed head of the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
When it comes to predicting people’s preferences, it pays to consider “the power of three”
An MIT team proved that it is impossible to get information about correlations from two-way comparisons alone. Correlations can be discerned, however, when large numbers of people rate three alternatives in their order of preference.
MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Three MIT students and an incoming graduate student have won 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships. The fellowships in applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics recognize doctoral students who are pursuing solutions to the most pressing ch...
Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable
The startup Ferveret, founded by MIT Associate Professor Matteo Bucci and former MIT postdoc Reza Azizian, reduces the energy required to cool chips in data centers that power AI.
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