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To improve solar and other clean energy tech, look beyond hardware
To improve solar and other clean energy tech, look beyond hardware

A new study finds system deployment processes have been slow to improve over time — but must be addressed to lower clean energy costs in the future.

How machine learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis and treatment
How machine learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis and treatment

MIT researchers investigate the causes of health-care disparities among underrepresented groups.

MIT researchers combine deep learning and physics to fix motion-corrupted MRI scans
MIT researchers combine deep learning and physics to fix motion-corrupted MRI scans

The challenge involves more than just a blurry JPEG. Fixing motion artifacts in medical imaging requires a more sophisticated approach.

The tenured engineers of 2023
The tenured engineers of 2023

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

How the body’s cells work together in response to infection
How the body’s cells work together in response to infection

PhD student Constantine Tzouanas investigates how interactions between individual cells help determine whether pathogens will defeat their hosts — or vice versa.

Summer research offers a springboard to advanced studies
Summer research offers a springboard to advanced studies

Three graduate students forged a path to the same Picower Institute lab through participating in the MIT Summer Research Program in Biology and Neuroscience.

Invisible tagging system enhances 3D object tracking
Invisible tagging system enhances 3D object tracking

Developed by MIT researchers, BrightMarkers are invisible fluorescent tags embedded in physical objects to enhance motion tracking, virtual reality, and object detection.

Tables and figures: Why are graphics taken for granted in research writing?
Tables and figures: Why are graphics taken for granted in research writing?

For MIT CSHub postdoc Miaomiao Zhang, communicating effectively is perhaps the most important part of research.

A new way to evaluate the impact of medical research
A new way to evaluate the impact of medical research

Evaluating articles and journals using a new “diversity index” could promote a wider range of perspectives and better global health outcomes, researchers say.

Professor Emeritus Sanjoy Mitter, expert in the theoretical foundations of systems, communication, and control, dies at 89
Professor Emeritus Sanjoy Mitter, expert in the theoretical foundations of systems, communication, and control, dies at 89

The co-founding director of CICS, which later became LIDS, was a beloved professor who blended intellectual rigor with curiosity.

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