Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience

The Institute will commit up to $1 million in new funding to increase supply of UROPs.

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

MIT CSAIL and LIDS researchers developed a mathematically grounded system that lets soft robots deform, adapt, and interact with people and objects, without violating safety limits.

MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

Wedge-shaped vortex generators reduce drag in ship hulls, which could advance decarbonization for the shipping industry.

MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway

AquaCulture Shock program, in collaboration with MIT-Scandinavia MISTI, offers international internships for AI and autonomy in aquaculture

Driving American battery innovation forward

At MITEI’s Fall Colloquium, General Motors’ battery development expert emphasized how affordability, accessibility, and commercialization can position the US as a leader in battery tech.

Exploring how AI will shape the future of work

For PhD student Benjamin Manning, the future of work means grasping AI’s role on our behalf while transforming and accelerating social scientific discovery.

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

The new design from MIT engineers could pump up many biohybrid builds.

Open Source LLM

Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable

Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning.

MIT scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat diseases

BoltzGen generates protein binders for any biological target from scratch, expanding AI’s reach from understanding biology toward engineering it.

The unsung role of logistics in the US military

The MIT Supply Chain Management master's program hosts three Military Fellows each year from the US Army, reflecting the long-standing relationship between the military and the logistics industry.