Engineers program marine robots to take calculated risks
Algorithm could help autonomous underwater vehicles explore risky but scientifically-rewarding environments.
Algorithm could help autonomous underwater vehicles explore risky but scientifically-rewarding environments.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample-return spacecraft, carrying MIT instrument, arrived at asteroid in December; now begins the science to select a sampling location.
An algorithm that teaches robot agents how to exchange advice to complete a task helps them learn faster.
Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more.
Computer science major Kevin Shum, a two-time U.S. national champion in figure skating, says competing on the ice helped him grow in and out of the classroom.
Research scientist gives back by passing along the nuts and bolts of plasma research.
Neural network assimilates multiple types of health data to help doctors make decisions with incomplete information.
Model identifies instances when autonomous systems have learned from examples that may cause dangerous errors in the real world.
Leading expert in acoustics, vibration, and machine dynamics served on the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty for 32 years.
In series of talks, researchers describe major effort to address climate change through carbon-free power.
Design reduces by 99 percent the data users need to join the network and verify transactions.
New Horizons Mission Team members Alissa Earle and Richard Binzel discuss the revelations the icy world provides about the formation of our solar system.
Senior and first-generation student Nikayah Etienne aims to incorporate hands-on science in under-resourced classrooms.
Machine learning could help improve the accuracy of long-term forecasts, MIT climatologist argues.
CRISPR team harnesses new Cas12b enzyme for use in eukaryotic cells, adding to the CRISPR toolbox.