A new record for Math Prize for Girls wins
Twelfth grader Jessica Wan three-peats, as MIT hosts the 15th competition for female middle and high school math enthusiasts.
Light-activated muscle grafts show promise in aiding muscle recovery post-trauma
Actuating grafts appears to turn on cell signals related to the growth of new blood vessels and nerves; a promising finding for restoring mobility in muscle lost through disease or trauma.
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide
The approach directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries.
Accelerating AI tasks while preserving data security
The SecureLoop search tool efficiently identifies secure designs for hardware that can boost the performance of complex AI tasks, while requiring less energy.
New techniques efficiently accelerate sparse tensors for massive AI models
Complimentary approaches — “HighLight” and “Tailors and Swiftiles” — could boost the performance of demanding machine-learning tasks.
MIT’s Justin Yu wins Classic Tetris World Championship
In a Q&A, the MIT junior describes how all the pieces fell into place as he captured the Tetris world title.
Turning engineers into well-rounded communicators
The MIT School of Engineering’s Communication Lab provides peer coaching and other services to students and postdocs seeking to improve their communication skills.
Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks about nuclear power’s role at a critical moment in history
At MIT, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency addresses the world’s urgent energy and environmental challenges.
School of Engineering third quarter 2023 awards
Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.
Making genetic prediction models more inclusive
MIT computer scientists developed a way to calculate polygenic scores that makes them more accurate for people across diverse ancestries.