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2 days ago · Pompeii offers insights into ancient Roman building technology MIT researchers analyzed a recently discovered ancient construction site to shed new light on a material that has endured for …

5 days ago · Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low …

Jan 17, 2025 · MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.

Jan 21, 2025 · The sudden need for more data centers to power AI presents a massive challenge to the technology and energy industries, government policymakers, and everyday consumers. Researchers …

Jun 18, 2025 · MIT was named the top university in the world in the QS World University Rankings for the 14th straight year. The Institute was also ranked the world’s top university in 11 subject areas.

Apr 1, 2024 · Economists used new methods to examine how many U.S. jobs have been lost to machine automation, and how many have been created as technology leads to new tasks. On net, and …

2 days ago · MIT CSAIL and LIDS researchers developed a mathematically grounded system that lets soft robots deform, adapt, and interact with people and objects, without violating safety limits.

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Dec 1, 2025 · MIT startup aims to expand America’s lithium production Lithios, founded by Mo Alkhadra PhD ’22 and Professor Martin Bazant, is scaling up an electrochemical lithium extraction technology …