Smarter multicore chips
New approach to distributing computations could make multicore chips much faster.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Jack Ruina dies at 91
Emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science was a former MIT vice president for special labs and first director of MIT's Security Studies Program.
Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays
Inkjet-printing system could enable mass-production of large-screen and flexible OLED displays.
Better how-to videos
System recruits learners to annotate videos, increasing their educational value.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
Eight from MIT elected to National Academy of Engineering
New members include the Institute’s president and the director of Lincoln Laboratory.
Political Science and EECS join forces for "Elections and Voting Technology" course
Joint course helps students meet the complex challenges of modern election systems.
New faculty in engineering
Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering.
Parallelizing common algorithms
Researchers revamp a common “data structure” so that it will work with multicore chips.
Qubits with staying power
Technique greatly extends duration of fragile quantum states, pointing toward practical quantum computers.
Intrepid projects backed by Bose Grants
Five researchers embark on high-risk ventures, supported by Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Telling stories using computer science
Senior Shannon Kao’s knack for storytelling informs her research in computer graphics.
Future MIT entrepreneurs get boost through Start6
Three-week credit class opens opportunities for MIT students.
Meet the 2015 MIT Siebel Scholars
Graduate students in computer science, bioengineering, and business honored.