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MIT's new system allows a self-driving car to situate itself in snowy conditions.

To self-drive in the snow, look under the road

Weather’s a problem for autonomous cars. MIT’s new system shows promise by using “ground-penetrating radar” instead of cameras or lasers.

February 26, 2020

A proactive climate resilience system co-developed by MIT and BRAC was included among the top 100 entries in the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition.

MIT-powered climate resilience solution among top 100 proposals for MacArthur $100 million grant

High-scoring 100&Change applications featured in Bold Solutions Network.

February 25, 2020

Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger (left) and Charlotte Minsky have been named 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholars.

Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger named 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholars

MIT seniors will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University.

February 18, 2020

Several dozen students participated in the Green AI Hackathon, co-sponsored by the MIT Research Computing Project and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.

Brainstorming energy-saving hacks on Satori, MIT’s new supercomputer

Three-day hackathon explores methods for making artificial intelligence faster and more sustainable.

February 11, 2020

Kate Byrd of MIT Lincoln Laboratory is one of Aviation Week Network's 20 Twenties for 2020.

Kate Byrd is chosen as one of Aviation Week Network’s “20 Twenties”

The annual award recognizes young leaders in engineering and aerospace.

February 4, 2020

This 8-inch wafer contains phase-change pixels that can be controlled to modulate light. Researchers are studying the properties and behaviors of the pixels to inform the creation of future devices that use phase-change materials.

Researchers discover a new way to control infrared light

The new method could impact devices used in imaging, machine learning, and more.

January 30, 2020

An ion-trap chip (at center) is used to hold two calcium and strontium ions still as the qubits they house become entangled. The inset shows a magnified, false-color image of light scattering from each ion in the trap as they are laser cooled.

A trapped-ion pair may help scale up quantum computers

Qubits made from strontium and calcium ions can be precisely controlled by technology that already exists.

January 28, 2020

An Army Corps of Engineers flood model depicting the Ala Wai watershed after a 100-year rain event. The owner of a local design firm described the Ala Wai Flood Control Project as the largest climate impact project in Hawai's modern history.

Reducing risk, empowering resilience to disruptive global change

Workshop highlights how MIT research can guide adaptation at local, regional, and national scales.

January 23, 2020

Left to right: Hari Balakrishnan, Richard Lippmann, and Daniel Rabideau have been named 2020 IEEE Fellows.

Three from MIT are named 2020 fellows of the IEEE

Two staff members from Lincoln Laboratory and a professor in the School of Engineering are recognized for their influential research.

January 8, 2020

Robert Hallowell (left) and Michael Matthews developed the Visibility Estimation through Image Analytics algorithm.

An algorithm with an eye for visibility helps pilots in Alaska

Real-time visibility estimates are a critical need in remote areas where visual flight is common and automated weather stations are scarce.

January 6, 2020

A new ultrasound technique uses lasers to produce images beneath the skin, without making contact with the skin as conventional ultrasound probes do. The new laser ultrasound technique was used to produce an image (left) of a human forearm (above), which was also imaged using conventional ultrasound (right).

Researchers produce first laser ultrasound images of humans

Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places.

December 19, 2019

Middle school and high school girls meet in MIT's Building 31 to showcase the capabilities of the autonomous cars their teams programmed to navigate a circuitous course.

Boston-area girls discover a passion for coding

Weekend robotics workshops help middle and high school girls dispel “computing phobia.”

December 13, 2019

“We believe that AI plays a key role now, and in the future development of the region, if it’s used in the right way,” says Omar Costilla Reyes, one of four MIT graduate students working to help Latin America adopt artificial intelligence technologies. Pictured here (left to right) are Costilla Reyes, Emilia Simison, Pedro Antonio Colon-Hernandez, and Guillermo Bernal.

Students push to speed up artificial intelligence adoption in Latin America

To help the region catch up, students organize summit to bring Latin policymakers and researchers to MIT.

November 19, 2019