Mildred Dresselhaus selected for the IEEE's highest honor
The IEEE Medal of Honor will be given to Dresselhaus in June for "leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering."
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
New law for superconductors
Mathematical description of relationship between thickness, temperature, and resistivity could spur advances.
Sophisticated medicine
Sangeeta Bhatia's research defies tradition, drawing on biological and medical sciences, and multiple engineering disciplines.
New findings could point the way to “valleytronics”
Researchers clear hurdles toward a new kind of 2-D microchip using different electron properties.
CSAIL opens lab to 150 local students for Hour of Code
Robots, virtual visit from will.i.am aim to get kids excited about programming.
EECS undergrads shine at SuperUROP research review
In its third year, SuperUROP is having a positive impact.
Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans.
Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize
Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.
Extreme materials and ubiquitous electronics
Tomás Palacios explores the application of novel materials in next-generation electronics to save energy and expand possibilities.
Running the color gamut
MIT spinout’s quantum-dot technology makes LCD TVs more colorful, energy-efficient.
Bose grants reward risk
Five innovative, high-risk projects launch with support from Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Recommendation theory
Model for evaluating product-recommendation algorithms suggests that trial and error get it right.
Bacteria become “genomic tape recorders”
Engineered E. coli can store long-term memories of chemical exposure, other events in their DNA.