Learning how to predict rare kinds of failures

Researchers are developing algorithms to predict failures when automation meets the real world in areas like air traffic scheduling or autonomous vehicles.

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
May 21, 2025 ~10 min

A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce

Researchers used microneedles to inject fresh-cut crops with melatonin and delay spoilage.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
May 21, 2025 ~8 min


Is gravity quantum?

A new paper by MIT researchers presents a novel technique that may be key to a worldwide effort in the study of gravity.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
May 20, 2025 ~7 min

How to solve a bottleneck for CO2 capture and conversion

Today’s carbon capture systems suffer a tradeoff between efficient capture and release, but a new approach developed at MIT can boost overall efficiency.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
May 20, 2025 ~8 min

Cambridge researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2025

Nine outstanding Cambridge scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 20, 2025 ~7 min

Scientists discover potential new targets for Alzheimer’s drugs

Pathways involved in DNA repair and other cellular functions could contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 20, 2025 ~7 min

Technique rapidly measures cells’ density, reflecting health and developmental state

The method could help predict whether immunotherapies will work in a patient or how a tumor will respond to drug treatment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 20, 2025 ~9 min

Imaging technique removes the effect of water in underwater scenes

The color-correcting tool, known as “SeaSplat,” reveals more realistic colors of underwater features.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
May 20, 2025 ~8 min


How Denmark’s oysters are transforming foodies into citizen scientists

People counted and collected invasive Pacific oysters found on the seabed and then went on to cook them.

Pedro Seabra Freitas, Senior Researcher in Coastal Ecology, Technical University of Denmark • conversation
May 15, 2025 ~8 min

With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell

Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 15, 2025 ~8 min

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