Unusual suspects
Computer models plus observations of RNA inside a cell help scientists home in on a short list of interesting RNA ‘machines.’
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Promoting passage through mucus
Molecular charges affect peptide transport, MIT postdoc Leon Li demonstrates
New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking
Technology could revolutionize gaming, fall detection among the elderly, and more.
Leaner Fourier transforms
New algorithm can separate signals into their individual frequencies using a minimal number of samples.
John Charles named vice president for information systems and technology
New head of IS&T brings more than 20 years of experience as an IT leader at public and private institutions.
SMART Driverless golf cart provides a glimpse into a future of autonomous vehicles
Fleet of self-driving cars could solve the “first-and last-mile" problem.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli visits MIT in support of assistive technology and global poverty reduction
Daylong visit highlights work by MIT researchers and others at CSAIL and J-PAL.
Where the ‘beaver works’
A collaborative space at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, called the Beaver Works Center, will create new opportunities in project-based learning.
Explained: Matrices
Concepts familiar from grade-school algebra have broad ramifications in computer science.
Andrea Bocelli and MIT showcase research advancements this Friday
Andrea Bocelli will attend workshops at MIT featuring research on vision impairment and social impact programs funded by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation and conducted at MIT.
Four MIT seniors win Marshall Scholarships
Kate Koch, Colleen Loynachan, Kirin Sinha, and Grace Young will study for two years in the UK.
3-D images, with only one photon per pixel
New scheme could enable laser rangefinders to infer depth from a hundredth as much light — and to produce images from only one nine-hundredth the light.
David Perreault is appointed EECS associate department head
Munther Dahleh is appointed as acting director of ESD and new organization with focus on socio-technical systems, information and decision systems and statistics.
Dahleh appointed to new roles
Leading ESD and planning for a potential MIT-wide effort in the areas of socio-technical systems, information and decision systems, and statistics.