Eliminating unexplained traffic jams
If integrated into adaptive cruise-control systems, a new algorithm could mitigate the type of freeway backup that seems to occur for no reason.
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Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)
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Grimson to assume key role in fundraising campaign; Schmidt to serve as acting provost
In new capacity, outgoing chancellor will ensure that faculty and student priorities are reflected in the coming capital campaign.
SuperUROP raises bar for undergraduate research and innovation
EECS September kickoff reception features guest speakers Susan Hockfield and Ray Stata
Finding blood clots before they wreak havoc
Simple urine test developed by MIT engineers uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting.
Better robot vision
A neglected statistical tool could help robots better understand the objects in the world around them.
Dina Katabi and Sara Seager win MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Two MIT professors are among 24 recipients nationwide of this year’s unrestricted $625,000 prizes from the MacArthur Foundation.
MITx introduces ‘XSeries’ course-sequence certificates on edX
EdX also introduces new ID verification service.
Graphene could yield cheaper optical chips
Researchers show that graphene — atom-thick sheets of carbon — could be used in photodetectors, devices that translate optical signals to electrical.
Managing multicore memory
MIT research shows that it may be time to let software, rather than hardware, manage the high-speed on-chip memory banks known as ‘caches.’
An easier way to control genes
New method for turning genes on and off could enable more complex synthetic biology circuits.
Kenneth Stevens, professor emeritus in EECS, dies at 89
Stevens’ pioneering work as the originator of the quantal theory of speech helped earn him the National Medal of Science.
Encryption is less secure than we thought
For 65 years, most information-theoretic analyses of cryptographic systems have made a mathematical assumption that turns out to be wrong.