New research incorporates 3D printers’ limitations into design models, making complex 3D-printed parts more reliable in aerospace, medical, and other applications. “With our technique, you know what you’re getting in terms of performance,” Josephine Carstensen says.
MIT and Idaho National Laboratory have collaborated on new fuels, next-generation reactors, and progress toward the first reactor in space. The collaboration gives MIT a chance to work on big problems while bolstering INL’s research infrastructure.
A new AI-based tool rapidly annotates areas of interest in medical images. “Many scientists might only have time to segment a few images per day for their research,” Hallee Wong says. “Our hope is that this system will enable new science.”
Just as the US has prospered through its ability to draw talent from elsewhere, so too has MIT thrived by attracting the world’s best and brightest — many of whom remain here to invent solutions, create companies, and contribute to America’s success.
A new method helps researchers steer generative AI models to design breakthrough materials for quantum computing and other applications. “We don’t need 10 million new materials to change the world. We just need one really good material,” Mingda Li says.
In a world without MIT, radar wouldn’t have been available to help win World War II. We might not have email, CT scans, time-release drugs, photolithography, or GPS. And we’d lose over 30,000 companies, employing millions of people. Can you imagine?
Since its founding, MIT has been key to helping American science and innovation lead the world. Discoveries that begin here generate jobs and power the economy — and what we create today builds a better tomorrow for all of us.