Simulations – Complexity Research Team (CRT)

Strange Attractors

How the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is shaping AI-sociotechnical systems for the future.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab

New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items 17/10/2025

To reduce waste, the Refashion program helps users create outlines for adaptable clothing, such as pants that can be reconfigured into a dress. Each component of these pieces can be replaced, rearranged, or restyled.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL

Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects 16/10/2025

After being trained with this technique, vision-language models can better identify a unique item in a new scene.

Adam Zewe | MIT News

The joy of life (sciences) 28/10/2025

Mary Gallagher’s deeply rooted MIT experience and love of all life supports growth at the MIT Department of Biology.

Samantha Edelen | Department of Biology

Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025 22/10/2025

Professors Facundo Batista and Dina Katabi, along with three additional MIT alumni, are honored for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Lillian Eden | Jane Halpern | Department of Biology | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters 21/10/2025

Scientists identified how circuit connections in fruit flies tune to the right size and degree of signal transmission capability. Understanding this could lead to a way to tweak abnormal signal transmission in certain disorders.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory