When Peter Shor, MIT professor and now member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), first demonstrated the ability of quantum computers to solve problems faster than classical…
Across the country, hundreds of thousands of drivers deliver packages and parcels to customers and companies every day, many with click-to-door times averaging only a few days. Coordinating supply chain…
What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day than by giving three of the world’s most accomplished scientists a chance to talk about their careers? On…
For those who need it, organ transplantation is a matter of life and death. Every year, medical procedures provide extended life to thousands of people with advanced or end-stage diseases….
In biomedicine, segmentation involves annotating pixels from a key structure in a medical image such as an organ or cell. Artificial intelligence models can help physicians by highlighting pixels that…
On Vassar Street, in the heart of MIT’s campus, is the MIT Stephen A. The Schwarzman College of Computing recently opened the doors to its new headquarters in Building 45….
In an era defined by unprecedented challenges and opportunities, MIT remains at the forefront of cutting-edge research and innovation. The institute’s continued pursuit of knowledge has once again been recognized,…
Radiation detectors used today for applications such as inspecting cargo ships for smuggled nuclear material are expensive and cannot operate in harsh environments, among other disadvantages. Now, in work funded…
Shaniel Bowen started on the path to becoming a biomedical engineer after watching her uncle play video games when she was a little girl. The game, “Metal Gear Solid 2”,…
It is generally thought that the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, exists primarily with other elements – for example, with oxygen in water, and with carbon in methane….