Making cloud computing more efficient
For database-driven applications, new software could reduce hardware requirements by 95 percent while actually improving performance.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Demaine named Presburger Award recipient
Professor Erik Demaine was cited for his contributions to computational geometry and data structures.
Teaching robots lateral thinking
New algorithms could help household robots work around their physical shortcomings.
MIT report identifies keys to new American innovation
From ‘Main Street’ firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.
MIT hosts American Junior Academy of Science delegates
The Institution provides day’s worth of activities for more than 200 conference attendees.
Chandrakasan honored at ISSCC’s 60th Plenary Session
Anantha P. Chandrakasan earns prestigious award for outstanding contributions to his field.
MIT researchers build Quad HD TV chip
A new video standard enables a fourfold increase in the resolution of TV screens, and an MIT chip was the first to handle it in real time.
Beefing up public-key encryption
MIT researchers show how to secure widely used encryption schemes against attackers who have intercepted examples of successful decryption.
OCW brings educational opportunities to Sierra Leone
Student builds robot from old toy parts using course materials from 6.270.
Research update: Imaging fish in 3-D
Automated system for high-speed analysis of vertebrate larvae could aid drug development.
Cell circuits remember their history
MIT engineers design new synthetic biology circuits that combine memory and logic.
CSAIL launches entrepreneurship initiative
Aims to help students turn computer science ideas into successful technology startups
MIT engineers elected to national academy
Three engineers are among this year’s 69 new National Academy of Engineering members.