New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions

Sometimes, it might be better to train a robot in an environment that’s different from the one where it will be deployed.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

Is this the new playbook for curing rare childhood diseases?

When his son received a devastating diagnosis, Fernando Goldsztein MBA ’03 founded an initiative to help him and others.

Danna Lorch | MIT Sloan School of Management • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min


Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections

Studying the pathogen R. parkeri, researchers discovered the first evidence of extensive and stable interkingdom contacts between a pathogen and a eukaryotic organelle.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~8 min

How cities are weathering the climate crisis

In a new book, Lawrence Vale spotlights projects from around the globe that help insulate communities from climate shocks.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~9 min

How good old mud can lower building costs

Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork. MIT researchers invented a way to make these structures out of on-site soil.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Jan. 24, 2025 ~7 min

Physicists discover — and explain — unexpected magnetism in an atomically thin material

The work introduces a new platform for studying quantum materials.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Jan. 23, 2025 ~6 min

Toward video generative models of the molecular world

Starting with a single frame in a simulation, a new system uses generative AI to emulate the dynamics of molecules, connecting static molecular structures and developing blurry pictures into videos.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 23, 2025 ~8 min

A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics

The nanoparticle-based vaccine shows promise against many variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related sarbecoviruses that could jump to humans.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 23, 2025 ~9 min


New general law governs fracture energy of networks across materials and length scales

Findings reported by MIT researchers may have significant implications in material design.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Jan. 22, 2025 ~4 min

Toward sustainable decarbonization of aviation in Latin America

Special report describes targets for advancing technologically feasible and economically viable strategies.

Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy • mit
Jan. 21, 2025 ~6 min

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