A foolproof way to shrink deep learning models
Researchers unveil a pruning algorithm to make artificial intelligence applications run faster.
Q&A: Gregory Rutledge on initial testing of KN95 respirators for public health officials
MIT professor’s research group leverages its capability for testing filtration efficiency to assess certain respirators for MEMA, others.
Top collegiate inventors awarded 2020 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Students around the country recognized for innovative solutions to better single-use plastic, spacecraft and aircraft fuel gauges, surgery techniques, and more.
3 Questions: Michael Yaffe on treating Covid-19 patients with acute respiratory distress
MIT professor and intensivist/trauma surgeon explains the new challenges that Covid-19 brings to treating patients in acute respiratory distress.
CRISPR-based diagnostic chips perform thousands of tests simultaneously to detect viruses
The diagnostic platform CARMEN combines microfluidics with the CRISPR-based detection technology SHERLOCK, and could one day be used for public health efforts.
Studying the brain and supporting the mind
At MIT, senior Tarun Kamath has explored neuroscience and science policy, while helping his peers find ways to reduce stress.
Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms
Researchers show that computers can “write” algorithms that adapt to radically different environments better than algorithms designed by humans.
Understanding how fluids heat or cool surfaces
Textbook formulas for describing heat flow characteristics, crucial in many industries, are oversimplified, study shows.
Dirty carbon reveals a sophisticated side
Coal could someday be used to make a variety of useful devices, researchers suggest.
MIT conference reveals the power of using artificial intelligence to discover new drugs
Inaugural AI Powered Drug Discovery and Manufacturing Conference drew pharmaceutical companies, government regulators, and pioneering drug researchers.