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ChromoGen
AI & Machine Learning

MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures

Amit Malewar

It takes just a few minutes to predict how a specific DNA sequence will arrange itself in the cell nucleus.

Caption:MIT researchers trained AI agents to play Atari games that were modified to include some unpredictability. Credits:Image: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT
AI & Machine Learning

Understanding the indoor training effect for AI agents

Amit Malewar

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

good old mud
Invention

MIT turns mud into gold: Good old mud can lower building costs

Amit Malewar

Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork.

MIT Associate Professor Steven Flavell
Biology

Neuroscientist explores how neural circuits give rise to behavior

Amit Malewar

Modeling complex behavior with a simple organism.

ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties
Technology

Unexpected magnetism in atomically thin material discovered and explained

Amit Malewar

Work introduces new platform for studying quantum materials.

An artistic representation of a human brain floating above a vast, imaginary landscape that includes elements of urban environments, nature, and water bodies, with vivid lines representing cognitive pathways linking them together.
Neuroscience

How does the brain form cohesive cognitive maps of whole spaces?

Amit Malewar

It requires a broader ensemble of cells, aided by sleep, over several days.

human-like-imitation
AI & Machine Learning

New AI model imitates sounds more like humans

Amit Malewar

Teaching AI to communicate sounds like humans do.

nanofiltration
Invention

Capturing and recycling aluminum from manufacturing waste

Amit Malewar

A nanofiltration process that could make aluminum production more efficient.

Prochlorococcus
Science

How Prochlorococcus’ nightly cross-feeding regulates carbon in the ocean?

Pranjal Malewar

An abundant phytoplankton feeds a global network of marine microbes.

neutron star emitting a radio beam
Space

The origins of a fast radio burst

Pranjal Malewar

The fleeting cosmic firework likely emerged from the turbulent magnetosphere around a far-off neutron star.

quantum geometry
Quantum Physics

Quantum geometry measured for the first time

Pranjal Malewar

Work opens new avenues for understanding, manipulating electrons in materials.

tuned terahertz light
Physics

Magnetizing a material with light

Amit Malewar

A powerful tool for controlling magnetism.

Abstract dark background with the image of dividing balls woven from a variety of bright colored threads
AI & Machine Learning

Boltz-1: A model to predict biomolecular structures

Amit Malewar

An equivalent alternative, to encourage innovation more broadly.

Covalent Organic Framework (COF)-based sensor
Plants

World’s first COF sensors: Detecting dehydration in plants

Pranjal Malewar

Sensors are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem.

On left is the initial image, and on right is the optimized image using the new technique.
Technology

New technique enables laser light to penetrate deeper into living tissue

Ashwini Sakharkar

New method could help biologists study the body's immune responses and develop new medicines.

main-belt asteroids
Space

Smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt

Amit Malewar

The team’s detection method could aid in tracking potential asteroid impactors.

The microparticles seen here are made of biodegradable polymers that dissolve in the stomach to release encapsulated vitamins and minerals.
Science

New biodegradable material to replace the plastic beads

Ashwini Sakharkar

MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads.

The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase (enzyme not pictured).
Science

New catalyst can convert methane into useful products

Ashwini Sakharkar

MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane.

Caption:Researchers demonstrated a fully integrated photonic processor
Computing

A new photonic chip for ultrafast AI computations

Amit Malewar

This new device uses light to perform the key operations of a deep neural network on a chip.

generation of sharper, more lifelike 3D shapes
AI & Machine Learning

Creating realistic 3D shapes using generative AI

Amit Malewar

A simple fix to an existing technique.

Engineers fabricated a simple water filter modeled after the mobula ray’s plankton-filtering features. Pictured are pieces of the filter.
Technology

MIT engineers look to manta rays to design better water filters

Amit Malewar

The filter feeder's unique mechanism could potentially revolutionize the design of industrial water filters.

heterogeneous lung tumor
Health

Examining antigen architectures for better cancer immunotherapies

Pranjal Malewar

MIT researchers built a therapeutic cancer vaccine.

A conceptual schematic of the new woven electrode design. Researchers wove a series of conductive copper wires (the brown-orange pipe) through a very thin membrane to reach the catalyst.
Science

New electrode design makes converting CO2 into useful products more practical

Ashwini Sakharkar

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions.

Neuroscience

Exercise helps neurons to grow, study

Amit Malewar

The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.

a handheld device and an optical imaging agent
Invention

A handheld device gives surgeons a real-time view of breast cancer during surgery

Pranjal Malewar

The drug-device combination is poised to reduce repeat surgeries and ensure more complete tumor removal.

V404 Cygni
Space

1st-ever’ black hole triple’ system found

Amit Malewar

System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of “gentle” black hole formation.

a new technique that allows them to expand tissue 20-fold before imaging it
Technology

Making high-resolution imaging more accessible

Amit Malewar

A new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.

magnetic core of the nanodisc
Neuroscience

Remote brain stimulation with tiny magnetic discs

Amit Malewar

The devices could be a useful tool for biomedical research, and possible clinical use in the future.

Caption:Jon Bessette sits atop a trailer housing the electrodialysis desalination system at the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF) in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The system is connected to real groundwater, water tanks, and solar panels.
Technology

MIT’s new desalination system runs with the rhythms of the sun

Ashwini Sakharkar

The desalination system doesn't need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine.

MIT’s Clio runs in real-time to map task-relevant objects in a robot’s surroundings.
Robotics

MIT’s Clio enables robots to quickly map task-relevant objects

Ashwini Sakharkar

Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter.

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An important new fossil of the oldest known modern bird

Science

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AI & Machine Learning

Dancing bubbles model a cosmic disaster

Space

Our brain contains alarmingly high levels of microplastics

Neuroscience

Exploring the use of ChatGPT in higher education

Social Science