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The Tang family of Hong Kong has made a $20 million gift to MIT to name the Tang Family Imaging Suite in the new MIT.nano<\/a> facility and establish the Tang Family Catalyst Fund to support the MIT Quest for Intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Imaging Suite in MIT.nano is part of a highly specialized facility for viewing, measuring, and understanding at the nanoscale. With design features that include a 5-million-pound slab of concrete for stabilization, isolated construction of individual spaces, and technology to minimize mechanical and electromagnetic interference, MIT.nano\u2019s imaging suites provide the \u201cquiet\u201d environment needed for this sensitive work.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are grateful for the Tang family\u2019s generosity and visionary investment in nanoscale research at MIT,\u201d says Vladimir Bulovi\u0107, inaugural director of MIT.nano and the Fariborz Maseeh Professor in Emerging Technology. \u201cThe imaging suite will allow scientists and engineers to decipher the structure and function of matter with precision that has not been possible before and, armed with this new knowledge, identify promising opportunities for innovation in health, energy, communications and computing, and a host of other fields.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tang Family Catalyst Fund will provide $5 million for artificial intelligence (AI) research activities and operations, with a special focus on projects at the intersection of AI and financial technology.<\/p>\n \u201cAI tools and technologies are going to revolutionize many industries and disciplines,\u201d says Anantha P. Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. \u201cWe are delighted to have the support of the Tang family as we lead the development and discovery of these new tools and technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Quest is fueled by cross-disciplinary collaboration and the support of enterprising people such as the Tang family who see great value in exploration and discovery,\u201d says Antonio Torralba, inaugural director of The Quest for Intelligence. \u201cFrom seed grants for early-stage faculty and student research, to undergraduate and graduate student activities, the Tang Family Catalyst Fund will kindle new ideas that advance machine learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Go to Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"