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Deep neural networks are showing promise as models of human hearing: A new BCS study has found that computational models trained to perform auditory tasks display an internal organization that’s similar to that of the human auditory cortex.
Via @mitalumni on Instagram: “As part of three Serve & Celebrate events, MIT alumni built picnic tables at an urban farm in Houston, Texas; cleaned up La Jolla Beach in San Diego, California; and prepared school backpacks for low-income kids in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.”
Engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart’s right ventricle that mimics the real thing’s beating and pumping actions. The realistic model could aid the development of better heart implants and shed light on understudied heart disorders.
Miranda McClellan ’18, MEng ’19 has been awarded a 2025 Schwarzman Scholarship. The computer scientist will study global affairs at Tsinghua University in China.
Anushree Chaudhuri and Rupert Li will pursue graduate studies in the UK as MIT’s newest Marshall Scholars. “These students are truly amazing!” says Will Broadhead, co-chair of the Institute’s Presidential Committee on Distinguished Fellowships.
The 2023 Nobel Prize winners received their awards in a grand ceremony Sunday in Stockholm. Among those honored was Moungi Bawendi, who shared the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Louis Brus and Aleksey Yekimov for their work on quantum dots.
EECS researchers have safely integrated fragile 2D materials into devices. The advance opens a path to next-generation devices with unique optical and electronic properties: These materials, only a few atoms thick, exhibit some incredible properties.