Cryptographic “tag of everything” could protect the supply chain
Tiny, battery-free ID chip can authenticate nearly any product to help combat losses to counterfeiting.
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An entrepreneur finds his way to MIT
Introduced to the Institute through MITx and MIT Bootcamps, Jakub Chudik is now a senior in EECS and CTO of his own startup.
Bringing artificial intelligence into the classroom, research lab, and beyond
Through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, students work to build AI tools with impact.
SENSE.nano awards seed grants in optoelectronics, interactive manufacturing
The mission of SENSE.nano is to foster the development and use of novel sensors, sensing systems, and sensing solutions.
MIT researchers identify security vulnerabilities in voting app
Mobile voting application could allow hackers to alter individual votes and may pose privacy issues for users.
“Sensorized” skin helps soft robots find their bearings
Flexible sensors and an artificial intelligence model tell deformable robots how their bodies are positioned in a 3D environment.
Automated system can rewrite outdated sentences in Wikipedia articles
Text-generating tool pinpoints and replaces specific information in sentences while retaining humanlike grammar and style.
Bridging the gap between human and machine vision
Researchers develop a more robust machine-vision architecture by studying how human vision responds to changing viewpoints of objects.
Brainstorming energy-saving hacks on Satori, MIT’s new supercomputer
Three-day hackathon explores methods for making artificial intelligence faster and more sustainable.
Drawing daily doodles: Chalk of the Day brightens MIT
Chalk of the Day, an MIT student group, draws beautiful daily works of art on the chalk wall in Building 32.
Robert Gallager wins 2020 Japan Prize
The EECS emeritus professor is recognized for groundbreaking contributions in information and coding theory.
Hey Alexa! Sorry I fooled you ...
MIT’s new system TextFooler can trick the types of natural-language-processing systems that Google uses to help power its search results, including audio for Google Home.
A college for the computing age
With the initial organizational structure in place, the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing moves forward with implementation.
A smart surface for smart devices
External system improves phones’ signal strength 1,000 percent, without requiring extra antennas.
Giving cryptocurrency users more bang for their buck
Routing scheme boosts efficiency in networks that help speed up blockchain transactions.