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MIT and Mass General Brigham launch joint seed program to accelerate innovations in health
MIT and Mass General Brigham launch joint seed program to accelerate innovations in health

The MIT-MGB Seed Program, launched with support from Analog Devices Inc., will fund joint research projects that advance technology and clinical research.

Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.
Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.

Co-founded by Professor Desirée Plata, the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio.

Summer 2025 reading from MIT
Summer 2025 reading from MIT

Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.

Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds
Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds

The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data.

Accelerating hardware development to improve national security and innovation
Accelerating hardware development to improve national security and innovation

The alumni-founded startup Nominal has built a platform for building and testing complex systems like fighter jets, nuclear reactors, rockets, and robots.

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups
From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

MIT Proto Ventures publishes venture studio playbook to catalyze innovation at research institutions.

Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars
Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang are honored for their academic achievements.

The tenured engineers of 2025
The tenured engineers of 2025

Eleven faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering.

MIx helps innovators tackle challenges in national security
MIx helps innovators tackle challenges in national security

Mission Innovation x creates education and research opportunities while facilitating connections between defense agencies and MIT innovators.

LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments
LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments

Researchers find nonclinical information in patient messages — like typos, extra white space, and colorful language — reduces the accuracy of an AI model.

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