School of Engineering
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Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts

Incorporating machine learning, MIT engineers developed a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger than conventionally manufactured versions.

New prediction model could improve the reliability of fusion power plants

The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.

AI maps how a new antibiotic targets gut bacteria

MIT CSAIL and McMaster researchers used a generative AI model to reveal how a narrow-spectrum antibiotic attacks disease-causing bacteria, speeding up a process that normally takes years.

Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

Explosive growth of AI data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers are now seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms.

AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials

The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades.

New AI system could accelerate clinical research

By enabling rapid annotation of areas of interest in medical images, the tool can help scientists study new treatments or map disease progression.

New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

With SCIGEN, researchers can steer AI models to create materials with exotic properties for applications like quantum computing.

What does the future hold for generative AI?

At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology.

How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization

MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers have developed a universal guide for estimating how large language models will perform based on smaller models in the same family.

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.