Chemists have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors. The new dyes are based on boron-containing molecules that were previously too unstable for practical use.
A new printable aluminum alloy has set strength records and may enable lighter aircraft parts. MIT engineers used machine learning to develop a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger than conventionally manufactured versions.
Impenetrable to every gas but hydrogen, palladium is key to hydrogen-based energy. Palladium membranes are now used to make semiconductors and fertilizer; a new version that’s resilient at much higher temperatures could be used to make hydrogen fuel.
Lincoln Lab has unveiled the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university. Optimized for generative AI, TX-GAIN is driving innovation in biodefense, materials discovery, cybersecurity, and other areas of research and development.
MIT is joining in constructing the Giant Magellan Telescope. The major public-private partnership is expected to strengthen MIT research and US leadership in astronomy and engineering.
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.