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“FUTURE PHASES” showcases new frontiers in music technology and interactive performance
“FUTURE PHASES” showcases new frontiers in music technology and interactive performance

Groundbreaking MIT concert, featuring electronic and computer-generated music, was a part of the 2025 International Computer Music Conference.

New transmitter could make wireless devices more energy-efficient
New transmitter could make wireless devices more energy-efficient

The flexible chip could boost the performance of current electronics and meet the more stringent efficiency requirements of future 6G technologies.

Why animals are a critical part of forest carbon absorption
Why animals are a critical part of forest carbon absorption

An MIT study shows decreases in seed-dispersing animals can lead to a major reduction in forest carbon absorption.

Staff members honored with 2025 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service
Staff members honored with 2025 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service

The MIT community celebrates their fellow staff members’ talent and dedication to the Institute.

New system dramatically speeds the search for polymer materials
New system dramatically speeds the search for polymer materials

The platform identifies, mixes, and tests up to 700 new polymer blends a day for applications like protein stabilization, battery electrolytes, or drug-delivery materials.

InvenTeams turns students into inventors
InvenTeams turns students into inventors

The Lemelson-MIT program challenges student teams across the country to solve problems in their communities — and present their inventions at MIT.

Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies

Neural Jacobian Fields, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, can learn to control any robot from a single camera, without any other sensors.

Scientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targets
Scientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targets

Combining powerful imaging, perturbational screening, and machine learning, researchers uncover new human host factors that alter Ebola’s ability to infect.

Theory-guided strategy expands the scope of measurable quantum interactions
Theory-guided strategy expands the scope of measurable quantum interactions

An oft-ignored effect can be used to probe an important property of semiconductors, a new study finds.

Professor Emeritus Keith Johnson, pioneering theorist in materials science and independent filmmaker, dies at 89
Professor Emeritus Keith Johnson, pioneering theorist in materials science and independent filmmaker, dies at 89

Longtime MIT solid-state physicist brought theoretical insights to an experiment-driven discipline — and later, to film.

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