Explainer: What is quantum technology and what are its benefits?
Jul 3, 2024 · Quantum technology will be worth trillions of dollars and transform the economy over the next decade. What is it, and how can we build a quantum economy?
What do we know about the economics of AI? - MIT News
Dec 6, 2024 · Since much economic growth comes from tech innovation, the way societies use artificial intelligence is of keen interest to MIT Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu, who has …
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
Jan 17, 2025 · MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips
Dec 18, 2024 · MIT researchers fabricated 3D chips with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon between …
New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy …
Jun 18, 2025 · A low-cost, scalable fabrication technology developed at MIT can integrate fast, efficient gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip, which could boost the …
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical ...
Jan 15, 2025 · New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to …
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26
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 …
When will autonomous vehicles and self-driving cars hit the road?
May 30, 2025 · A new World Economic Forum white paper explores what the next decade will look like for autonomous vehicles – and which countries are leading the charge.
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the …
Nov 18, 2025 · MIT researchers designed a device that quickly recovers drinking water from an atmospheric water harvesting material. The system uses ultrasonic waves to shake the water …
New AI agent learns to use CAD to create 3D objects from sketches
Nov 19, 2025 · VideoCAD, a new AI model that uses CAD software much like a human would, lowers the barrier to entry for design, helping people without years of CAD training to create …