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A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study finds
WEB5 days ago · Science News reporter Emily Conover spotlights a new study by MIT researchers that proposes a new method to search for microscopic primordial black holes, which, if they exist, “could explain some or all of the universe’s dark matter.”The researchers suggest that when a primordial black hole passes close to a planet, it could “produce noticeable effects despite its tiny size.”
Liftoff: The Climate Project at MIT takes flight - MIT News
WEB4 days ago · The leaders of The Climate Project at MIT met with community members at a campus forum on Monday, helping to kick off the Institute’s major new effort to accelerate and scale up climate change solutions. “The Climate Project is a whole-of-MIT mobilization,” MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in her opening remarks. “It’s designed to focus the Institute’s talent and resources so ...
AI model can reveal the structures of crystalline materials
WEB2 days ago · MIT chemists have now come up with a new generative AI model that can make it much easier to determine the structures of these powdered crystals. The prediction model could help researchers characterize materials for use in batteries, magnets, and many other applications.
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WEB3 days ago · Study reveals the benefits and downside of fasting. Fasting helps intestinal stem cells regenerate and heal injuries but also leads to a higher risk of cancer in mice, MIT researchers report. August 21, 2024. Read full story.
Enhancing LLM collaboration for smarter, more efficient ... - MIT News
WEB5 days ago · “With Co-LLM, we’re essentially training a general-purpose LLM to ‘phone’ an expert model when needed,” says Shannon Shen, an MIT PhD student in electrical engineering and computer science and CSAIL affiliate who’s a lead author on a new paper about the approach. “We use domain-specific data to teach the base model about its ...
New AI JetPack accelerates the entrepreneurial process | MIT News ...
WEB2 days ago · Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described the computer as a bicycle for the mind.What the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship just launched has a bit more horsepower. “Maybe it’s not a Ferrari yet, but we have a car,” says Bill Aulet, the center’s managing director.The vehicle: the MIT Entrepreneurship JetPack, a generative artificial intelligence tool trained on Aulet’s 24-step ...
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ... - MIT News
WEBMar 4, 2024 · In the predawn hours of Sept. 5, 2021, engineers achieved a major milestone in the labs of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), when a new type of magnet, made from high-temperature superconducting material, achieved a world-record magnetic field strength of 20 tesla for a large-scale magnet. That’s the intensity needed to …
MIT in the media: 2023 in review - MIT News
WEBDec 21, 2023 · MIT faculty, researchers, students, and staff made headlines in 2023, making key research advances including detecting a dying star swallowing a planet, exploring the frontiers of AI, creating new clean energy solutions, inventing tools aimed at earlier detection and diagnosis of cancer and even exploring the …
MIT’s top research stories of 2021 - MIT News
WEBDec 22, 2021 · Ten of the most-viewed research articles of 2021 on MIT News include a promising new approach to cancer immunotherapy, the confirmation of a 50 year old theorem, and a major fusion breakthrough.
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