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MIT experts urge Trump administration to take immediate action on cybersecurity
Report warns of hacking risk to electric grid, oil pipelines, and other critical infrastructure.
Protecting web users’ privacy
System for disguising database queries could prevent customer profiling and price gouging.
Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots
New 3-D-printed device mimics the goldbug beetle, which changes color when prodded.
Testing new networking protocols
New approach speeds up testing of traffic management solutions for data center networks.
Making better decisions when outcomes are uncertain
A simple statistical trick could help make a ubiquitous model of decision processes more accurate.
Security for multirobot systems
New technique could protect robot teams’ communication networks from malicious hackers.
Daniel Zuo: Creative approaches to connectivity
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar will pursue research on algorithms to improve computer networks.
New AI tool improves cognitive testing
Digital pen plus speedy data analysis developed at MIT and tested at Lahey Hospital improves a classic test that helps detect cognitive impairment.
Cutting down the clutter in online conversations
“Wikum” system from CSAIL researchers provides readers with detailed summaries of online discussions.
Dropbox founder drops by to inspire and spark collaboration
Drew Houston ’05 chatted with student innovators and shared his latest projects.
Seven MIT researchers win 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty from four MIT departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.
Voice control everywhere
Low-power special-purpose chip could make speech recognition ubiquitous in electronics.
Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.