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.
2011-2012 Xerox-MIT fellows celebrated
Fellowship program was established to support top-tier engineering students — especially women and other groups traditionally underrepresented.
How to stop the flu
Engineering-systems researchers identify proven strategies to prevent influenza from spreading through a household.
Sal Khan to deliver 2012 Commencement address
Online-education pioneer, MIT alumnus to speak to the Class of 2012 on June 8.