Dresselhaus and Solow win Presidential Medal of Freedom
Two Institute Professors are among 19 new recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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Diagnostic exhalations
By analyzing carbon dioxide in the breath, an algorithm could help determine how to treat patients.
Wind energy reaches greater heights
Startup’s on-site fabrication process makes taller wind turbines more feasible.
Communication course gives engineers tools to convey ideas
Communication course gives engineers tools to convey ideasEngineering a presentation in 6.UAT can be entertaining.
Raising cryptography’s standards
Calculating encryption schemes’ theoretical security guarantees eases comparison, improvement.
Harnessing error-prone chips
New system would allow programmers to easily trade computational accuracy for energy savings.
Beating battery drain
Startup’s power-conserving chip may increase smartphone battery life, save energy in cell towers.
MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
No more crying over spilled milk
“Make The Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon” brings tech out of the bubble and into the bottle.
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
Getting metabolism right
Analysis of 89 models of metabolic processes finds flaws in 44 of them — but suggests corrections.
Job seekers to job generators
RLE’s Translational Fellows Program starts up a new dimension of support for postdocs.
Turning the tables on wireless interference
Cognitive coexistence radio and other technologies will help alleviate spectrum congestion for wireless devices.
New frontier in error-correcting codes
Coding scheme for interactive communication is the first to near optimality on three classical measures.