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WEBNewsweek. A new study by MIT researchers suggests that “Mars’ missing atmosphere may be locked up in the planet’s clay-rich surface,” reports Tom Howarth for Newsweek. “According to the researchers, ancient water trickling through Mars' rocks could have triggered a series of chemical reactions, converting CO2 into methane and trapping ...
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WEB6 days ago · Artificial intelligence meets “blisk” in new DARPA-funded collaboration. Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery. October …
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WEB4 days ago · Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs. A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials. October 8, 2024. Read full story →.
Study: On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories
WEBMar 8, 2018 · Instead, false news speeds faster around Twitter due to people retweeting inaccurate news items. “When we removed all of the bots in our dataset, [the] differences between the spread of false and true news stood,”says Soroush Vosoughi, a co-author of the new paper and a postdoc at LSM whose PhD research helped give …
A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with
WEBJul 1, 2024 · With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, MIT researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid obstacles, and climb stairs more naturally than people with a traditional amputation.
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Edgerton Center hosts workshop for Deaf high school students in STEM. When instructor Amanda Gruhl Mayer ’99, PhD ’08 discovered that deaf students have limited access to STEM, she dedicated the next four years of her career to addressing this issue. July 26, 2024. Read full story.
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WEBOct 1, 2024 · Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager named Kavli Prize Laureates. MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively. June 12, 2024. Read full story.
AI agents help explain other AI systems | MIT News
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Facilitating this timely endeavor, researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a novel approach that uses AI models to conduct experiments on other systems and explain their behavior. Their method uses agents built from pretrained language models to produce intuitive explanations of ...
Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future | MIT News ...
WEBJan 18, 2024 · The Institute’s pooled investments returned 8.9 percent last year; endowment stands at $24.6 billion. Read full story → Tiny magnetic discs offer remote brain stimulation without transgenes
MIT announces 2024 Bose Grants | MIT News | Massachusetts …
WEBPublication Date. April 24, 2024. Press Inquiries. Caption. Left to right: Iwnetim Abate, Yoel Fink, Andrew Babbin, Skylar Tibbits. Credits. Photo credits: Jason Sparapani, Adam Glanzman. MIT Provost Cynthia Barnhart announced four Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants to support bold research projects …