Peering into neural networks
New technique helps elucidate the inner workings of neural networks trained on visual data.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Scientists produce dialysis membrane made from graphene
Material can filter nanometer-sized molecules at 10 to 100 times the rate of commercial membranes.
Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions
Machine learning approach could aid the design of industrial processes for drug manufacturing.
Anantha Chandrakasan named dean of School of Engineering
Head of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will succeed Ian Waitz.
A deep dive into research
SuperUROP gives undergraduates the chance to immerse themselves in a year-long research project with supportive mentors to guide the way.
Origami anything
New algorithm generates practical paper-folding patterns to produce any 3-D structure.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
New technique makes brain scans better
Boosting quality of patient MRIs could enable large-scale studies of stroke outcome.
Pew recognizes four MIT researchers for innovation in biomedical science
Biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé and cell biologist Gene-Wei Li honored as Pew Scholars; postdocs Ana Fiszbein and María Inda are named Pew Latin American Fellows.
Featured video: Bringing “Einstein’s Dreams” to life
An MIT student in engineering and theater arts melds her dual passions to bring physics to the stage.
Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
Toward optical quantum computing
Prototype device enables photon-photon interactions at room temperature.
Shrinking data for surgical training
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
