- by David Chandler | Laboratory for Information and Decision SystemsThrough research and entrepreneurship, Professor Devavrat Shah is helping to design methods that can handle constant decision-making using limited computational resources.
- by Rachel Aldrich | MIT PressComputational Linguistics, International Security, and The Review of Economics and Statistics lead their disciplines with 2026 Clarivate impact factors.
- by Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchScientists find that learning to identify a new object subtly reshapes visual processing in the brain.
- by Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsMIT students designed, built, and tested a jet engine with AI copilots, assessing AI’s usefulness in developing high-performance aerospace systems.
- by Jennifer Chu | MIT NewsGently stretching and pulling a “blood vessel on a chip” encourages controlled sprouting of new vessels, for possible use in artificial tissues or organs.
- by Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social SciencesA faculty member since 2007, the scholar of medieval literature explores how different parts of physical manuscripts combine to create interest and meaning.
- by Nicole Estvanik Taylor | Department of Urban Studies and PlanningStudents from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.
- by Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL“SceneSmith” system uses collaborative AI agents to create realistic 3D environments of places like kitchens, hotels, and living rooms, where robots can simulate everyday chores.
- by Zach Winn | MIT NewsThe tunable device controls mid-infrared light for more precise thermal imaging, chemical sensing, or pollution monitoring.
- by Adam Zewe | MIT NewsResearchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities, without prompting them for illegal outputs.
- by Adam Zewe | MIT NewsResearchers found a simple solution for extending the lifespans of LEDs made from glowing microscopic particles called quantum dots.
- by Jennifer Chu | MIT NewsMIT engineers’ design could lead to a new class of aerial-aquatic vehicles for ocean exploration.
- by Stephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThe Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project opens a solar-powered “adaptation fortress” in Satkhira, a region facing severe and growing climate threats.
- by Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical EngineeringAn MIT mechanical engineering course explores entrepreneurship through lessons and stories shared by alumni startup founders.
- by Tim Briggs | Lincoln LaboratoryThe “TOSSIT” device, developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, can warn service members and first responders of dangerous vapors and aerosols.
- by Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAILMIT researchers developed FloatForm, a swarm of small aquatic robots that snap together like ants forming a raft, assembling into reconfigurable structures on the water.
- by Gitana Savage | MIT News correspondentPhD candidate Henry Wang works with FIFA and other organizations to advance the way sports are played, analyzed, and refereed.
- by Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and PlanningIn this leadership role, Miljački seeks to shepherd a collective commitment to transform the present into a better future.
- by Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchNeuroscientists find logical reasoning does not involve language-processing parts of the brain.
- by Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nanoMIT and Tec de Monterrey will expand FrED curriculum to universities across Mexico.