Could we ever decipher a foreign language? Uncovering how AI communicates may be key

Could we ever decipher a foreign language? Uncovering how AI communicates may be key

In the 2016 science fiction film Arrivalthe linguist is faced with the difficult task of deciphering a foreign language consisting of palindromic sentences that read as much backwards as forwards, written in circular symbols. As he discovers different clues, different peoples around the world interpret the message differently – some of them assume they represent … Read more

A graph-based AI model maps the future of innovation

A graph-based AI model maps the future of innovation

Imagine using artificial intelligence to compare two seemingly unrelated creations—biological tissue and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9.” At first glance, a live system and a musical masterpiece may seem unrelated. However, a new artificial intelligence method developed by Markus J. Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering and MIT Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, … Read more

Cleaner air, healthier buildings: How Carbon Reform modernizes indoor environments for health and efficiency

Cleaner air, healthier buildings: How Carbon Reform modernizes indoor environments for health and efficiency

As climate change accelerates, the need to make buildings more sustainable, energy efficient and healthier has never been clearer. While many climate technology solutions focus on reducing outdoor emissions, it is increasingly recognized that indoor air quality is also a growing concern. Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, where pollutants such as CO₂ … Read more

ADU 1364: The Role of Drones in the Construction Industry: An Interview with Joshua Marriott, Director of VDC & Field Solutions at The Weitz Company

ADU 1364: The Role of Drones in the Construction Industry: An Interview with Joshua Marriott, Director of VDC & Field Solutions at The Weitz Company

On today’s podcast we have a special guest, Joshua Marriott, Director of VDC and Field Solutions at Weitz, who talks to us about the role of drones in the drone industry. Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Drone Mapping and Flight Mastery class on December 6th. Out special bootcamp is a three-day boot … Read more

3 Questions: Reversing the design problem

3 Questions: Reversing the design problem

The computational design process in engineering often begins with a problem or goal, followed by an assessment of the literature, resources, and systems available to solve the problem. Instead, the Design Computation and Digital Engineering (DeCoDE) lab at MIT is exploring the limits of what’s possible. In collaboration with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, group … Read more

The robot learns to perform surgical procedures expertly just by watching videos

The robot learns to perform surgical procedures expertly just by watching videos

Performing the surgery requires years of intensive study and a steady hand, but robots could do it more easily with today’s AI technology. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Stanford University have taught a robotic surgical system to perform a number of surgical tasks as proficiently as human doctors, simply by training it on … Read more

This ambitious project aims to sequence the DNA of all complex life on Earth

This ambitious project aims to sequence the DNA of all complex life on Earth

“We are just beginning to understand the full majesty of life on Earth,” the founding members of the Earth BioGenome Project wrote in 2018. The ambitious project raised eyebrows when it was first announced. They are trying to genetically profile more than a million plants, animals and fungi. Documenting these genomes is the first step … Read more