New way to use plastic could change the future of housing, MIT says

Engineers at MIT have recycled "dirty plastic into building products for homes that are lighter, more durable, and sustainable." ...

ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
EurekAlert!

Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates

Using a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, MIT researchers have discovered a class of compounds that can kill a drug-resistant bacterium that causes more than 10,000 deaths in the ...
CNBC

MIT research on ChatGPT shows 'Industrial Revolution-level large' leap for workers, says AI CEO

A new MIT study shows workers improved productivity by 37% using ChatGPT, an "Industrial Revolution-level large" efficiency gain, according to Aidan Gomez, CEO of generative AI startup Cohere. ChatGPT ...
Crude Oil Prices

MIT Technology Could Slash Energy Use in Oil Refining by 90%

Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to crude oil fractionating ...
Ars Technica

MIT student prints AI polymer masks to restore paintings in hours

MIT graduate student Alex Kachkine once spent nine months meticulously restoring a damaged baroque Italian painting, which left him plenty of time to wonder if technology could speed things up. Last ...