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MIT researchers have developed a machine learning-based method for designing new compounds or alloys for use as catalysts in chemical reactions. Traditional methods of designing such materials rely on static observations of a single configuration, out of millions of possibilities, and the intuition of experienced chemists. However, the new method employs machine learning algorithms to…
Researchers at MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed an onboarding process that efficiently combines human and AI efforts. The system educates a user when to collaborate with an AI assistant and when not. This method can find situations when a user trusts the AI model's advice, but the model is incorrect. The…
Researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a digital simulator that seeks to improve photolithography's precision, often used in computer chips and optical devices manufacture. The process uses light to etch intricate designs onto surfaces, but minor discrepancies often cause devices' final performance to deviate from designers' initial intentions. The…
MIT researchers have been utilizing computational models derived from deep neural networks which mimic the structure and function of the human auditory system, a development that could help in the design of better hearing aids, cochlear implants, and brain-machine interfaces. This represents a significant step in understanding how the human brain processes sound and how…
Chemists often struggle to predict the outcome of a chemical reaction as it depends on the so-called "transition state," a fleeting moment into which molecules enter and from which they can never return unchanged. The challenge lies in the fact that the transition state is extremely ephemeral and difficult to capture in real-world experiments.
This…
MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researchers, in collaboration with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, have developed a new metric, the "minimum viewing time" (MVT), to measure the difficulty of recognizing an image. The researchers aimed to close the gap between the performance of deep learning-based AI models and humans in recognizing and…
MIT researchers have developed a new tool that provides better control to animators in shaping their characters. The new technique works by generating mathematical functions, known as barycentric coordinates, that describe how 2D and 3D shapes in animations can move, stretch, and deform in space. By using these functions, an animator can tailor the movement…
Using deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, researchers at MIT have discovered a group of compounds that can eliminate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant bacterium that causes over 10,000 deaths in the US annually. The compounds, which display low toxicity against human cells, are considered good potential drug candidates.
In a paper published in…
In 2023, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has had a busy and eventful year. Under the leadership of newly inaugurated President Sally Kornbluth, the institute saw significant advances in a range of fields, such as artificial intelligence (AI), clean energy solutions, disease detection, and even the science of kindness. Professor Moungi Bawendi was a notable…
MIT engineering students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 are collaborating with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems using Natural Language Processing (NLP), taking advantage of the vast amount of natural language data available. Terpstra is focusing on the application of AI algorithms for computer chip design, leveraging the…
A study by MIT neuroscientists, utilising an artificial language network, discovered the type of sentences most likely to stimulate the brain’s key language processing centers. The study concluded that complex sentences, with unusual grammar or unexpected meaning, generate stronger responses. In contrast, simplistic sentences marginally engaged these regions, while nonsensical sequences of words had little…