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Researchers at MIT have developed a “new type of transistor using semiconductor nanowires made up of gallium antimonide and iridium arsenide,” reports Alex Knapp for Forbes. “The transistors were designed to take advantage of a property called quantum tunneling to move electricity through transistors,” explains Knapp.
Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses - MIT News
Oct 21, 2024 · A new system helps human fact-checkers validate the responses generated by a large language model. By speeding validation time by 20 percent, the system could improve manual verification and help users spot errors in AI models deployed in real-world situations.
Aspiring to sustainable development | MIT News | Massachusetts ...
Oct 23, 2024 · Two MIT undergraduates joined one of UVG’s long-standing projects: addressing pollution in Guatemala’s water. The research seeks to use chitosan molecules, extracted from shrimp shells, for bioremediation of heavy metals and other water contaminants. These shells are available in abundance, left as waste by the country’s shrimp industry.
Equipping doctors with AI co-pilots | MIT News | Massachusetts ...
Oct 16, 2024 · The situation leads to physician burnout, administrative inefficiencies, and worse overall care for patients. Ambience Healthcare is working to change that with an AI-powered platform that automates routine tasks for clinicians before, during, and after patient visits. "We build co-pilots to give clinicians AI superpowers," says Ambience CEO ...
New 3D printing technique creates unique objects quickly and
Oct 10, 2024 · Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed “a new method of 3D printing that uses heat-responsive materials to print multi-color and multi-textured objects in one step,” reports Laura Griffiths for TCT Magazine.
Institute Professor Emeritus John Little, a founder of ... - MIT News
Oct 9, 2024 · Little’s research methods evolved to incorporate the new streams of data that information technology increasingly made available, such as the purchasing information obtained from barcodes. “John Little was a mentor and friend to so many of us at MIT and beyond,” says Georgia Perakis, the interim John C. Head III Dean of MIT Sloan.
Model reveals why debunking election misinformation often
Oct 15, 2024 · “When people see an act of debunking, they treat it as a human action and understand it the way they understand human actions — that is, as something somebody did for their own reasons,” says Rebecca Saxe, the John W. Jarve Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, a member of MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and the senior ...
Immigration | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Apr 25, 2024 · Study: Immigrants in the U.S. are more likely to start firms, create jobs. Compared to native-born citizens, immigrants are more frequently involved in founding companies at all scales. May 9, 2022. Read full story.
On technology in schools, think evolution, not revolution
Oct 6, 2024 · Before long Reich co-founded EdTechTeacher, a consulting firm helping schools use technology productively. And his own teaching reinforced a lesson: When larger practices in a discipline change, schools can use technology to follow suit; it will make less difference otherwise. Then too, schools also adapt and evolve in ways unrelated to technology.
Bridging Talents and Opportunities Forum connects high ... - MIT …
Nov 4, 2024 · Bridging Talents and Opportunities (BTO) held its second annual forum at the MIT Stratton Center. The two-day event gathered over 500 participants, including high school students and their families, undergraduate students, professors, and leaders across STEAM fields.