In 2023, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) experienced several notable moments and discoveries that gained global attention. From the inauguration of President Sally Kornbluth to Professor Moungi Bawendi's Nobel Prize in Chemistry win, the university was bustling with activity.
Research and Academic Activities: Among their many accomplishments this year, MIT researchers notably detected a star…
A team of researchers from MIT has introduced a new technique that allows artists of animated movies and video games to have greater control over the movement of their animations. Their method is rooted in mathematical functions called barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes move, bend and stretch. This level of dynamic…
2023 was a dynamic year for MIT, marked by significant developments, including President Sally Kornbluth's inauguration and Professor Moungi Bawendi winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The institution’s researchers also achieved major advancements like detecting a dying star consuming a planet, expanding the boundaries of AI, developing clean energy approaches, creating tools for earlier cancer…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers at MIT and the University of Washington have created a model that can predict a human's decision-making behaviour by learning from their past actions. The model incorporates the understanding that humans can behave sub-optimally due to computational constraints — essentially the idea that humans can't spend indefinitely long periods considering the…
Researchers from MIT have developed a new technique that could offer artists greater control over animations. This new method utilizes barycentric coordinates, mathematical functions that dictate how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch and move. Significantly, this technique gives animators the flexibility to define their preferred 'smoothness energies' that best suits their artistic vision.
Presently,…
Photolithography, the technique used to create computer chips and optical devices, often results in minuscule deviations from design intentions. With the goal of closing the gap between design and manufacturing, a team of researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, led by mechanical engineering graduate student Cheng Zheng, used machine learning to…