Simple security for wireless
Researchers demonstrate the first wireless security scheme that can protect against “man-in-the-middle” attacks — but doesn’t require a password.
Movies of electrons
Lasers that emit pulses lasting a quintillionth of a second could characterize the behavior of individual electrons during chemical reactions.
Forecasting pipe fractures
MIT simulation accurately reconstructs pipe fractures formed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident.
Sanofi Biomedical Innovation Award Program announces request for proposals
Biomedical Innovation Funding Awards (BIFAs)- Application deadline: Sept. 6
A systematic way to find battery materials
New understanding of high-performing cathode compound could facilitate rapid evaluation of improved alternatives.
Fink named RLE director
Succeeds Shapiro to lead one of the Institute’s oldest interdepartmental labs
Milestone for MIT Press’s bestseller
What began as lecture notes for an MIT computer-science class has become the standard text in the field, selling half a million copies in 20 years.
Portable, super-high-resolution 3-D imaging
A simple new imaging system could help manufacturers inspect their products, forensics experts identify weapons and doctors identify cancers.
Video: Learning by design
Edgerton Center-run workshop gives high school students a hands-on tutorial in engineering.
Shah returns to CSAIL
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory welcomes one of its latest additions (and alumnus): Assistant Professor Julie Shah.
Perfect communication with imperfect chips
Error-correcting codes discovered at MIT can still guarantee reliable communication, even in cellphones with failure-prone low-power chips.
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.