Making the art world more accessible
In the world of high-priced art, galleries usually act as gatekeepers. Their selective curation process is a key reason galleries in major…
New computational chemistry techniques accelerate the prediction of molecules and materials
Back in the old days — the really old days — the task of designing materials was laborious. Investigators, over the course of 1,000-plus…
For healthy hearing, timing matters
When sound waves reach the inner ear, neurons there pick up the vibrations and alert the brain. Encoded in their signals is a wealth of…
Q&A: The climate impact of generative AI
Vijay Gadepally, a senior staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, leads a number of projects at the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center…
Teaching AI to communicate sounds like humans do
Whether you’re describing the sound of your faulty car engine or meowing like your neighbor’s cat, imitating sounds with your voice can be a…
A new computational model can predict antibody structures more accurately
By adapting artificial intelligence models known as large language models, researchers have made great progress in their ability to predict a…
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond
Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long…
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond
Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long…
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…