A new paper paves the way for better detection and prevention of certain precancerous changes in the esophagus and stomach.
Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration.
The approach could improve the performance of many other materials as well.
Senior Ananya Gurumurthy adds her musical talents to her math and computer science studies to advocate using data for social change.
This machine-learning method could assist with robotic scene understanding, image editing, or online recommendation systems.
A new study finds human supervisors have the potential to reduce barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles.
Florian Chavagnat seeks to answer fundamental questions about heat transfer that will shape the success of nuclear power plants — and extended missions in space.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Teachers College and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and a team of Icelandic and other North American clinical, behavioral, and social scientists.
By mapping the volumes of objects, rather than their surfaces, a new technique could yield solutions to computer graphics problems in animation and CAD.
Researchers create a new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping them more effortlessly assist with daily tasks.
It’s more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data.
The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.
Undergraduate research helped feed physics and EECS major Thomas Bergamaschi’s post-MIT interest in tackling challenges.
Researchers develop an algorithm that decides when a “student” machine should follow its teacher, and when it should learn on its own.
Selecting the right method gives users a more accurate picture of how their model is behaving, so they are better equipped to correctly interpret its predictions.
A study inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art provides a blueprint for designing shape-shifting materials and devices.
The process by which neurons connect into functioning brains, even in fruit flies, is an epic exercise of developmental minutiae that could not matter more
Lessons learned from study could mitigate impact of future public health emergencies
The team behind this discovery, which includes Developmental and Cell Biology Assistant Professor Pablo Lara-Gonzalez, focused on a protein called TMEM161B, the function of which was previously unknown.
Mammalian flight is an incredible ability that has evolved in many different species, including bats, flying squirrels and several types of possums.