When Michael Benjamin, principal research scientist in the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering, arrived at MIT 25 years ago, only professors and postdocs were allowed to touch the department’s underwater vehicles. The…
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Modeling method provides smarter way to predict customer demand
Researchers at Washington State University have developed a new forecasting model that helps companies more accurately estimate how many customers are interested in a product — even when key data is missing.
Published in the journal Production…
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Government urged to tackle inequality in ‘low-carbon tech’ like solar panels and electric cars
The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies (LCTs) like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University of Sheffield…
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Defending against Prompt Injection with Structured Queries (StruQ) and Preference Optimization (SecAlign)
Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) enable exciting LLM-integrated applications. However, as LLMs have improved, so have the attacks against them. Prompt injection attack is listed as the #1 threat by OWASP to…
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Why the Caspian Sea Is Shrinking and What That Means for Those Who Call it Home
Learn more about what is causing the Caspian Sea to shrink and what can be done to slow it.
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AI tool makes sense of public opinion data in minutes, not months
DECOTA transforms open-ended survey responses into clear themes — helping policymakers make better use of underutilised public feedback
- AI tool DECOTA analyses free-text data rapidly, affordably, and with human-like accuracy
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“Bridges of Understanding and Innovation” – On Campus | Weizmann Wonder Wander
Kator David Igbudu, a lecturer in the University of Nigeria’s Public Health Department, takes an active part in local initiatives against malaria and HIV. He involves youth in community campaigns to distribute mosquito nets and supports victims…
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Four from MIT awarded 2025 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans | MIT News
MIT graduate students Sreekar Mantena and Arjun Ramani, and recent MIT alumni Rupert Li ’24 and Jupneet Singh ’23, have been named 2025 P.D. Soros Fellows. In addition, Soros Fellow Andre Ye will begin a PhD in…
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Conceptualizing psychological contract theory in the context of digital labor platforms, app workers, gig economy
Psychological contracts are the beliefs, perceptions, and informal obligations between an employer and an employee. Such contracts have long been conceived of as targeting a person, but with the emergence of algorithmic-enabled forms of…
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Newly Discovered Microbes Cleanse Water That Trickles Through Soil
Learn about a new phylum of microbes that lives in deep soil, a layer of the Earth that supports water cycling and nutrient cycling.
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