Drones that drive
CSAIL team’s system of quadcopters that fly and drive suggest another approach to developing flying cars.
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A deep dive into research
SuperUROP gives undergraduates the chance to immerse themselves in a year-long research project with supportive mentors to guide the way.
New technique makes brain scans better
Boosting quality of patient MRIs could enable large-scale studies of stroke outcome.
New system allows optical “deep learning”
Neural networks could be implemented more quickly using new photonic technology.
MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, four life members
Term members will each serve two or five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
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.
Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
LIDS Smart Urban Infrastructures Workshop highlights emerging research
Speakers from academia, industry, and government discuss the evolution of smart urban systems.
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface.
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.
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.
Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft
System piggybacks on the digital currency’s security protocols to thwart hijacked servers.
New funding enables work on Internet policy and cybersecurity for key infrastructure
Work made possible by grants from the Internet Policy Research Initiative.
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.
Dean Kamen: “The magic is out there!”
Noted inventors Kamen and Flowers urge students to unleash their imagination on world’s problems.