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Researchers 3D-Print Miniature Vacuum Pump
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a miniature peristaltic pump, in a step toward producing inexpensive mobile mass...
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Four-Legged Robotic System for Playing Soccer on Various Terrains
The four-legged DribbleBot robot developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can dribble soccer balls using onboard sensors, computing, and reinforcement...
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Scientists Use Computational Modeling to Design 'Ultrastable' Materials
A new computational model may be used to predict which metal-organic framework structures will be most stable for a given application.
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Augmented Reality Headset Enables Users to See Hidden Objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have combined computer vision and wireless perception into X-AR, an augmented reality (AR) headset that can visualize...
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Engineers Discover Way to Control Atomic Nuclei as 'Qubits'
MIT engineers have formulated a method of controlling the spins of atomic nuclei as quantum bits using two different-colored laser beams.
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Ingestible Sensor Could Help Doctors Pinpoint GI Difficulties
An ingestible sensor can be monitored as it travels through the digestive tract, helping doctors to diagnose gastrointestinal ailments more precisely.
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AI Model Can Detect Future Lung Cancer Risk
A new artificial intelligence tool can perform lung cancer risk assessments without the help of a radiologist.
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Computational System Streamlines Design of Fluidic Devices
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers were part of a team that built a new system to simplify the process of designing fluidic devices.
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Engineers Build Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed a battery-free, wireless underwater camera.
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Using AI to Control Digital Manufacturing
An international team of researchers taught a machine learning system with computer vision to monitor and control three-dimensional printing in real time.
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Model Helps Identify Mutations That Drive Cancer
Researchers created a probabilistic computer model that rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells to identify cancer-driving mutations.
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Engineers Build LEGO-Like AI Chip
An international team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence chip that is stackable and reconfigurable, similar to LEGO bricks.
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CRISPR-Based Map Ties Every Human Gene to Its Function
A group of researchers have published the first comprehensive functional map of genes expressed in human cells.
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Unpacking Black-Box Models
A mathematical framework aims to quantify and evaluate the understandability of a machine learning model's explanations for its predictions.
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An Easier Way to Teach Robots New Skills
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a machine learning method that enables robots to acquire new skills using a handful of human examples...
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Making Quantum Circuits More Robust
A team led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a framework to make quantum circuits more resilient to noise.
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Generating a Realistic 3D World
Researchers developed the ThreeDWorld platform to simulate high-fidelity audio and visual environments.
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Toward Speech Recognition for Uncommon Spoken Languages
The new Prune, Adjust, and Re-Prune (PARP) technique allows an advanced speech-learning model learn uncommon spoken languages more easily.
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Making ML More Useful to High-Stakes Decision Makers
An international research team developed a visual analytics tool to address challenges faced by child welfare specialists using machine learning models to screen...
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