A process called lithium intercalation determines how much power a lithium-ion battery can generate and how quickly it can charge. A new model of the reaction could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries.
MIT is joining in constructing the Giant Magellan Telescope. The major public-private partnership is expected to strengthen MIT research and US leadership in astronomy and engineering.
Researchers are seeking ways to mitigate AI’s ballooning carbon footprint, from boosting algorithms’ efficiency to rethinking data centers’ designs. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to innovate and make AI systems less carbon-intense,” Jennifer Turliuk says.
MIT and Idaho National Laboratory have collaborated on new fuels, next-generation reactors, and progress toward the first reactor in space. The collaboration gives MIT a chance to work on big problems while bolstering INL’s research infrastructure.
A new AI-based tool rapidly annotates areas of interest in medical images. “Many scientists might only have time to segment a few images per day for their research,” Hallee Wong says. “Our hope is that this system will enable new science.”
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