David Li wins 2022 Marshall Scholarship
The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in the U.K., at Cambridge and Oxford universities.
Machine learning speeds up vehicle routing
Strategy accelerates the best algorithmic solvers for large sets of cities.
“Newer, nimbler, faster:” Venus probe will search for signs of life in clouds of sulfuric acid
Report led by MIT scientists details a suite of privately-funded missions to hunt for life on Earth's sibling planet.
A step toward “living biotherapeutics”
Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal disease.
Machine-learning system flags remedies that might do more harm than good
The system could help physicians select the least risky treatments in urgent situations, such as treating sepsis.
Staff spotlight: Yuvie Cjapi
Yuvie Cjapi is a senior administrative assistant to School of Engineering Dean Anantha Chandrakasan, a position she’s held since 2017. Cjapi has worked at MIT since she graduated college in 2015, moving from a position as a customer representative at the credit union in Stratton Student Center, to a position in human resources, and onto […]
Measuring cancer cell state can reveal drug susceptibility
Study results also show that pancreatic tumor cells can be forced into a more susceptible state by changing their environment.
A tool to speed development of new solar cells
A new computational simulator can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic cells.
Meet the Oystamaran
Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and stay healthy.
Machines that see the world more like humans do
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do.