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MIT Global SCALE Network expands by adding center at Loughborough University
MIT Global SCALE Network expands by adding center at Loughborough University

United Kingdom Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Centre (UK SCALE) joins prestigious international network to advance global supply chain and logistics innovation.

New transistor’s superlative properties could have broad electronics applications
New transistor’s superlative properties could have broad electronics applications

Ultrathin material whose properties “already meet or exceed industry standards” enables superfast switching, extreme durability.

Flying high to enable sustainable delivery, remote care
Flying high to enable sustainable delivery, remote care

Drone company founders with MIT Advanced Study Program roots seek to bring aerial delivery to the mainstream.

A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine
A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine

MIT engineers have developed a fast and sustainable method for producing hydrogen fuel using aluminum, saltwater, and coffee grounds.

Three MIT professors named 2024 Vannevar Bush Fellows
Three MIT professors named 2024 Vannevar Bush Fellows

Domitilla Del Vecchio and Themis Sapsis of MechE and Mehrdad Jazayeri of BCS will each receive up to $3 million for blue-sky research.

Q&A: “As long as you have a future, you can still change it”
Q&A: “As long as you have a future, you can still change it”

MIT historian Tristan Brown describes how China’s feng shui legacy can help with confronting today’s climate challenges.

Mission directors announced for the Climate Project at MIT
Mission directors announced for the Climate Project at MIT

The effort to accelerate climate work at the Institute adds to its leadership team.

Study across multiple brain regions discerns Alzheimer’s vulnerability and resilience factors
Study across multiple brain regions discerns Alzheimer’s vulnerability and resilience factors

Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous findings, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in sustaining cognition.

Study: When allocating scarce resources with AI, randomization can improve fairness
Study: When allocating scarce resources with AI, randomization can improve fairness

Introducing structured randomization into decisions based on machine-learning model predictions can address inherent uncertainties while maintaining efficiency.

MIT researchers advance automated interpretability in AI models
MIT researchers advance automated interpretability in AI models

MAIA is a multimodal agent that can iteratively design experiments to better understand various components of AI systems.

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