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With a feel for physics, AI models simulate a wider range of real-world scenarios

“GeoPT” helps AI models understand the basics of physics so they can simulate how objects respond to things like wind and water more efficiently and accurately.

Researchers make air-stable, ultrathin superconductors, for more scalable quantum devices

A new technique produces wafer-scale samples, overcoming a major roadblock to using these materials in quantum technologies.

These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly

The “ShiftLens” design and fabrication system creates objects that change their surface appearance based on user interactions, without any electronics.

A chemical bottle that changes color when the cap is on or off.

The benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise

Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.

A clinician looking at images of skin disorders on a computer.

Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center

An expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation, Rakhlin succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra.

Turning molecules into reliable electronic devices

A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies.

An array of the devices, which look like two crossed paddles creating a “t.”

Using reason, again and again

Philosopher Brian Hedden studies decision-making over time — and recently chose to return to alma mater MIT, where he is now connecting ethics and computing.

Daniela Rus receives Bavarian Minister-President’s High-Tech Prize

Director of CSAIL and MIT professor honored for her contributions to robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.

Professor Emeritus Dimitri Bertsekas, influential computer scientist and prolific author, dies at 83

Known for his clear and elegant writing style, Bertsekas shaped fields from control and optimization to large-scale computation and artificial intelligence.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes six new faculty for 2026

New professors join the Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Economics, Linguistics, and Music and Theater Arts departments.