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Toward provably private learning from federated data
In 2017, Google introduced Federated Learning (FL) a machine learning technique that trains models across decentralized, private data.
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Podcast: New quantum-enabled materials
Scientific discovery can unlock innovations that develop into technologies with extraordinary properties.
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MIT Transit Lab Receives $2.1 Million in Funding for AI Platform
MIT's Transit Lab has been selected as one of 15 projects to receive $2.1 million in funding from Google.org's Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation. The project aims to develop a Public Transit Intelligence Hub (PTIQ) that will unify real-time monitoring, operations control, and passenger communication systems into a single AI-orchestrated platform for public transportation agencies. The goal is to improve the decision-making capabilities of transit control center staff and provide riders with more accurate information.
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This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego
The AI system achieved greater performance at Stratego than the next best models, while being far cheaper and less computationally demanding to train.
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Olive ridley sea turtles nest in California for the first time
Olive ridley sea turtles nest in California for the first time (Image credit: Huntington Beach Fire Department) Download Image September 30, 2026 Fisheries Sea Turtle Week 0 Off
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Lung cancers can use two different mechanisms to evade KRAS-inhibiting drugs
About 25 percent of lung adenocarcinomas have mutations of the gene KRAS, which drives uncontrolled cell growth.
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Science begins for Smile
This follows a busy in-space commissioning period since the spacecraft launched on 19 May and reached its target orbit for science operations on 20 June.
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Happy New Year on Mars
30 September 2026 marks the start of a new year on Mars. The Red Planet begins a new orbit around our Sun. This is the 39th martian year, with the convention for counting years starting in 1955. There are significant differences between years on Mars and Earth, with a major dust storm occurring in 1956. The poem
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How Diffusion Controller unifies and simplifies AI image generation
Instead of treating image generation as a rigid sequence of isolated steps, Diffusion Controller reframes the entire denoising process as a smooth, continuous control problem.
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Galaxies in a Cosmic House of Mirrors
A NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features galaxies in great detail that have been warped and multiplied like they've stepped into a house of mirrors. The brilliant golden galaxies belong to a galaxy cluster called MACS J0454.1-0300, which is immensely distant and has been magnified by gravitational lensing. The real stars of the image are the galaxies that appear warped and stretched, revealing details of the Universe's early history.
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Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through watery maze
The engineers showed that the paper-thin bot could swim and swivel through a simple watery maze.
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MIT Researchers Debunk Concerns About Algorithmic Monoculture
MIT researchers argue against concerns that algorithmic monoculture could result in systematic exclusion and other negative consequences. They systematically evaluated objections and concluded these arguments either fail or are not decisive against all forms of monoculture.
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Who we become when we talk to machines
The third features a chatbot, which he has given a woman’s name and frequently uses.
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New Wind Turbine Design Uses High Pressure to Simulate Field Conditions
Researchers have developed a wind tunnel that uses high pressure to simulate atmospheric conditions, closing the gap between field and lab experiments. This approach allows for better understanding of turbine power generation and optimization of design parameters like turbine alignment and blade pitch angles. The findings could result in significant revenue gains for existing wind farms.
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Successful Earth flyby improves Juice’s course to Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) skimmed the very outer edge of Earth’s atmosphere on 28 September, using the gravity of our…
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NIST Updates NCST Activities on Building Safety and Hurricane Impact
NIST convened a two-day NCST Advisory Committee meeting on Sept. 23-24, providing updates on investigations into the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South and Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico, as well as NIST's Disaster and Failure Studies Program and implementation of recommendations from a 2011 tornado investigation. The committee highlighted the importance of collaborations and extensive data collection in investigations.
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New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures
RNA vaccines, which have been proven effective against Covid-19, are now being developed for many other diseases, including cancer.
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Weekend nor’easter likely to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding
Weekend nor’easter likely to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding Large waves crash over a jetty as a large coastal storm bears down on the region on March 2, 2018 in Scituate, Massachusetts.