MIT scientists build a tiny robot that swims using living muscle cells
A swimming robot does not necessarily need a bulky motor or powerful mechanical parts to move through water. MIT researchers…
Scientists overcome a hidden obstacle to more powerful quantum computers
Silicon spin qubits could play a major role in the future of quantum computing because they can be produced using…
Tiny magnetic vortices could help computers work more like your brain
Tiny magnetic structures called skyrmions could help pave the way for a new generation of computers that process information more…
A tiny supercurrent could unlock quantum information without destroying it
One of the biggest obstacles in quantum computing is surprisingly simple to describe: how do you read information without changing…
Regina Barzilay and Jim Collins win Pritzker Prize for AI and Science Research Excellence for work in AI-enabled antibiotic discovery
Regina Barzilay, MIT’s School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of AI and Health, and James Collins, MIT’s Termeer Professor of Medical…
Powering up for a pivotal moment
Utilizing waste carbon at scale, assessing public trust in artificial intelligence and data centers, and building a quantum toolkit for…
Building connections across the research infrastructure
Running a modern research laboratory requires more than maintaining sophisticated instruments. Researchers need to complete training, obtain access, schedule and…
Clearing up a robot’s fuzzy memory
In an emergency, a human might someday ask a robotic assistant to fetch a wall-mounted defibrillator located down the hall.…
How to predict the behavior of molecules from scant data
Discovering new molecules for specific uses is a major driver of progress in a wide variety of industries, whether it’s…
Flint-interactive: A language for creating interactive data visualizations
AI agents make it easy to analyze data and generate reports with data visualizations. They help users examine patterns more…