Ecologists find computer vision models’ blind spots in retrieving wildlife images
Try taking a picture of each of North America’s roughly 11,000 tree species, and you’ll have a mere fraction of the millions of photos…
Startup’s autonomous drones precisely track warehouse inventories
Whether you’re a fulfillment center, a manufacturer, or a distributor, speed is king. But getting products out the door quickly requires…
MIT welcomes Frida Polli as its next visiting innovation scholar
Frida Polli, a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, investor, and inventor known for her leading-edge contributions at the crossroads of behavioral…
Need a research hypothesis? Ask AI.
Crafting a unique and promising research hypothesis is a fundamental skill for any scientist. It can also be time consuming: New PhD…
MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips
The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So, chip…
When MIT’s interdisciplinary NEET program is a perfect fit
At an early age, Katie Spivakovsky learned to study the world from different angles. Dinner-table conversations at her family’s home in Menlo…
MIT researchers introduce Boltz-1, a fully open-source model for predicting biomolecular structures
MIT scientists have released a powerful, open-source AI model, called Boltz-1, that could significantly accelerate biomedical research and…
Study reveals AI chatbots can detect race, but racial bias reduces response empathy
With the cover of anonymity and the company of strangers, the appeal of the digital world is growing as a place to seek out mental health…
Lara Ozkan named 2025 Marshall Scholar
Lara Ozkan, an MIT senior from Oradell, New Jersey, has been selected as a 2025 Marshall Scholar and will begin graduate studies in the United…
MIT affiliates named 2024 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows
Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni were recently named to the 2024 cohort of AI2050 Fellows. The honor is announced annually…