Researchers from MIT have employed deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) to discover a set of compounds capable of exterminating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant bacterium causing over 10,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Published in Nature, the study highlights that these compounds can kill MRSA both in a lab and in two MRSA mouse…
In 2023, MIT had an eventful year filled with numerous achievements, advancements, and major breakthroughs. From the commencement address by YouTuber and ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober and the inauguration of President Sally Kornbluth, to Professor Moungi Bawendi’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the year marked significant milestones for the university.
MIT played an influential role in a…
In 2023, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had an eventful year, making remarkable advances in diverse areas from artificial intelligence to healthcare, climate change, and astrophysics. This included cutting-edge research such as inventing tools for earlier cancer detection and exploring the science behind spreading kindness.
One of the highlights was Professor Moungi Bawendi winning the…
A new study by neuroscientists at MIT has uncovered what kind of sentences are most likely to stimulate the brain's main language processing centers. Utilizing an artificial language network, the researchers discovered that sentences with unusual grammar or unexpected meanings produce stronger responses in these areas; while straightforward sentences or nonsensical word sequences hardly engage…
MIT neuroscientists, using an artificial language network, have learned that more complex sentences, due to either odd grammar or unexpected meanings, trigger stronger responses in the brain's key language processing centers. On the other hand, plain sentences barely stimulate these regions, and nonsense word sequences have little effect on them.
Evelina Fedorenko, an Associate Professor…
Researchers from MIT have developed a technique that provides animation artists greater flexibility and control over their characters. Their approach generates mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move. This change allows artists to choose functions that best suit their vision for their characters, offering…
MIT researchers have introduced a new technique giving animation artists more control over their 2D and 3D characters. The method uses mathematical functions, known as barycentric coordinates, which determine how shapes can move, bend, and stretch in space. This allows artists to shape the movements of an animated character according to their vision.
Traditionally, artists have…
Researchers from MIT have utilized deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to find a class of compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria, specifically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The significance of their research is that these compounds have low toxicity against human cells, making them suitable candidates for therapeutic drugs.
Crucially, the researchers can understand the…
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have conducted a study which demonstrates that sentences with complex grammar or unexpected meaning tend to stimulate the brain's key language processing centers significantly more than straightforward or nonsensical sentences. The study was led by Evelina Fedorenko, an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, and Greta Tuckute, a…