Faster optimization
New general-purpose optimization algorithm promises order-of-magnitude speedups on some problems.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Automating big-data analysis
System that replaces human intuition with algorithms outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.
Interplanetary architecture
Faculty and students grapple with 3-D printing a habitable structure on Mars.
SuperUROP undergrad research program goes engineering-wide
Yearlong “Super” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program expands beyond electrical engineering and computer science.
Government of India taps MIT expertise for energy solutions
Minister Piyush Goyal meets with MIT Energy Initiative and Tata Center leadership, says of India’s electrification goals: “We will make it happen.”
The second semiconductor revolution
Materials Day, Oct. 14, presents insights into the next generation of extremely thin, tough quantum materials for sensing, energy. and computing devices.
Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease.
Significant foundation grant extends two-way partnership with Italy through 2020
Agreement will support a number of joint research projects, seminars, lectures, and other programming.
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure.
Soft robotic hand can pick up and identify a wide array of objects
Team from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab develops silicone rubber gripper and advanced object-identification algorithms.
Learning language by playing games
System learns to play text-based computer game using only linguistic information.
Viruses join fight against harmful bacteria
Engineered viruses could combat human disease and improve food safety.
How to make large 2-D sheets
MIT-led team develops method for scaling up production of thin electronic material.
QS ranks MIT the world's top university for 2015-16
Ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 36 disciplines.
Personalized heart models for surgical planning
System can convert MRI scans into 3D-printed, physical models in a few hours.