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Machine-learning tool gives doctors a more detailed 3D picture of fetal health

MIT CSAIL researchers developed a tool that can model the shape and movements of fetuses in 3D, potentially assisting doctors in finding abnormalities and making diagnoses.

DoE selects MIT to establish a Center for the Exascale Simulation of Coupled High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid Interactions

The research center, sponsored by the DoE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff

MIT CSAIL researchers developed SustainaPrint, a system that reinforces only the weakest zones of eco-friendly 3D prints, achieving strong results with less plastic.

A new generative AI approach to predicting chemical reactions

System developed at MIT could provide realistic predictions for a wide variety of reactions, while maintaining real-world physical constraints.

3 Questions: The pros and cons of synthetic data in AI

Artificially created data offer benefits from cost savings to privacy preservation, but their limitations require careful planning and evaluation, Kalyan Veeramachaneni says.

MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection

VaxSeer uses machine learning to predict virus evolution and antigenicity, aiming to make vaccine selection more accurate and less reliant on guesswork.

Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction

New research shows the natural variability in climate data can cause AI models to struggle at predicting local temperature and rainfall.

Can large language models figure out the real world?

New test could help determine if AI systems that make accurate predictions in one area can understand it well enough to apply that ability to a different area.

A new model predicts how molecules will dissolve in different solvents

Solubility predictions could make it easier to design and synthesize new drugs, while minimizing the use of more hazardous solvents.

Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein language models

A new approach can reveal the features AI models use to predict proteins that might make good drug or vaccine targets.