MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, four life members Term members will each serve two or five years on MIT’s board of trustees. June 8, 2017 Read full story →
AgeLab researching autonomous vehicle systems in ongoing collaboration with Toyota Innovative MIT research focuses on developing systems to perceive and identify objects in their environment and understand social interactions in traffic. June 8, 2017 Read full story →
Giving robots a sense of touch GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools. June 5, 2017 Read full story →
LIDS Smart Urban Infrastructures Workshop highlights emerging research Speakers from academia, industry, and government discuss the evolution of smart urban systems. May 31, 2017 Read full story →
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface. May 31, 2017 Read full story →
Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings. May 30, 2017 Read full story →
Zika virus likely circulated in Americas long before its detection Analysis of largest collection of Zika genomes to date reveals trajectory and evolution of the virus. May 24, 2017 Read full story →
Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft System piggybacks on the digital currency’s security protocols to thwart hijacked servers. May 23, 2017 Read full story →
New funding enables work on Internet policy and cybersecurity for key infrastructure Work made possible by grants from the Internet Policy Research Initiative. May 19, 2017 Read full story →
MIT $100K winner’s optical chips perform AI computations at light speed A flushless toilet that shrinks waste and a device that detects leaky pipes also won top prizes. May 18, 2017 Read full story →
Dean Kamen: “The magic is out there!” Noted inventors Kamen and Flowers urge students to unleash their imagination on world’s problems. May 18, 2017 Read full story →
Darwin visits Wall Street Andrew Lo’s new book urges a rethink of financial markets, along evolutionary lines. May 17, 2017 Read full story →
Cinematography on the fly System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot. May 17, 2017 Read full story →
Teaching robots to teach other robots CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a single demo. May 10, 2017 Read full story →
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visits MIT Swedish delegation tours Institute, participates in dialogue on innovation. May 8, 2017 Read full story →