Data mining without prejudice
A new technique for finding relationships between variables in large datasets makes no prior assumptions about what those relationships might be.
Up, down and all around
One MIT senior traveled the planet’s most remote areas before landing at the Institute, where he now works on engineering better thermoelectric devices.
Research update: Sharpening the lines
New advance could lead to even smaller features in the constant quest for more compact, faster microchips.
Trillion-frame-per-second video
By using optical equipment in a totally unexpected way, MIT researchers have created an imaging system that makes light look slow.
In the World: Fostering entrepreneurship in developing nations
In 11 years, MIT’s Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (AITI) program has trained more than 1,500 budding entrepreneurs in seven countries.
Putting the ‘art’ in artificial intelligence
CSAIL associate professor develops AI systems that can interpret images.
Kellis wins Niki Award
CSAIL principal investigator honored for contributions to science and technology.
Streamlining chip design
Designers of mobile devices need to think hard about which functions to implement in hardware and which in software. A new programming language makes that much easier.
Researchers link patterns seen in spider silk, melodies
Analogy could help engineers develop materials that make use of repeating patterns.
