In The News

MIT spinout maps the body’s metabolites to uncover the hidden drivers of disease
MIT spinout maps the body’s metabolites to uncover the hidden drivers of disease

ReviveMed uses AI to gather large-scale data on metabolites — molecules like lipids, cholesterol, and sugar — to match patients with therapeutics.

Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way
Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way

A new study shows LLMs represent different data types based on their underlying meaning and reason about data in their dominant language.

Unlocking the secrets of fusion’s core with AI-enhanced simulations
Unlocking the secrets of fusion’s core with AI-enhanced simulations

Fusion’s future depends on decoding plasma’s mysteries. Simulations can help keep research on track and reveal more efficient ways to generate fusion energy.

MIT class takes students on a grand tour of the interdisciplinary world of biotech
MIT class takes students on a grand tour of the interdisciplinary world of biotech

Exploring and applying concepts from different disciplines provides broad knowledge and hands-on practice for real-world application.

Engineers turn the body’s goo into new glue
Engineers turn the body’s goo into new glue

They combined a blend of slimy and sticky proteins to produce a fast-acting, bacteria-blocking, waterproof adhesive for use in biomedical applications.

AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go
AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go

Whitehead Institute and CSAIL researchers created a machine-learning model to predict and generate protein localization, with implications for understanding and remedying disease.

Engineers enable a drone to determine its position in the dark and indoors
Engineers enable a drone to determine its position in the dark and indoors

A new low-power system using radio frequency waves takes a major step toward autonomous, indoor drone navigation.

Pivot Bio is using microbial nitrogen to make agriculture more sustainable
Pivot Bio is using microbial nitrogen to make agriculture more sustainable

The nitrogen product developed by the company, which was co-founded by Professor Chris Voigt, is being used across millions of acres of American farmland.

Cultivators of research
Cultivators of research

Professors Maria Yang and Kenneth Oye are honored as “Committed to Caring” for their mentorship of graduate students.

Gift from Sebastian Man ’79, SM ’80 supports MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing building
Gift from Sebastian Man ’79, SM ’80 supports MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing building

Alumnus is the first major donor to support the building since Stephen A. Schwarzman’s foundational gift.

popupimg

title

content Link link