To design better water filters, MIT engineers look to manta rays

New research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between permeability and selectivity that could inform design of water treatment systems.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 25, 2024 ~8 min

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 25, 2024 ~8 min


MIT researchers develop an efficient way to train more reliable AI agents

The technique could make AI systems better at complex tasks that involve variability.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 22, 2024 ~7 min

Advancing urban tree monitoring with AI-powered digital twins

The Tree-D Fusion system integrates generative AI and genus-conditioned algorithms to create precise simulation-ready models of 600,000 existing urban trees across North America.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 21, 2024 ~8 min

Tunable ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials

New framework advances experimental capabilities, including design and characterization, of microscale acoustic metamaterials.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Nov. 20, 2024 ~4 min

A bioinspired capsule can pump drugs directly into the walls of the GI tract

The needle-free device could be used to deliver insulin, antibodies, RNA, or other large molecules.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 20, 2024 ~7 min

Can robots learn from machine dreams?

MIT CSAIL researchers used AI-generated images to train a robot dog in parkour, without real-world data. Their LucidSim system demonstrates generative AI's potential for creating robotics training data.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 19, 2024 ~8 min

MIT physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing

New work suggests the ability to create fractionalized electrons known as non-Abelian anyons without a magnetic field, opening new possibilities for basic research and future applications.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 18, 2024 ~5 min


Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals

Universities have made little progress diversifying STEM fields in recent years.

Lisa Bosman, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2024 ~10 min

MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Nov. 13, 2024 ~8 min

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