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“GIFT” is a new system that teaches vision-language generative AI models to produce accurate, computer-aided design programs that can be used to simulate and test 3D objects.

A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping

MIT researchers have created a way to make more climate-informed energy siting choices and shown how it can be used to make energy systems more resilient and reduce blackouts.

For energy systems that power a reliable grid, the future is all about location

Emery Brown; Daniel Hastings SM ’78, PhD ’80; and Douglas Lauffenburger (left to right) have been awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor: the title of Institute Professor.

Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors

Diana Grass develops soft bioelectronic devices that monitor how neural communication coordinates physiology across the entire body.

Diana Grass: Listening to the body’s language

MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering postdoc Hajin Kim-Tackowiak (left) and graduate student Zane Schemmer pose with the 3D-printed concrete bridge they designed and load-tested.

3D-printed bridge points the way to greener construction

“From the beginning, I got this sense of belonging at MIT — like my ways of thinking and problem-solving, which had seemed peculiar in many situations, actually made me belong more,” says Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan. “This was a super refreshing feeling, and it has been 100 percent borne out since I arrived.”

Following the questions where they lead