Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
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Inventing China’s future
MIT-CHIEF emphasizes U.S.-China collaboration in tackling major issues through entrepreneurship.
Hewlett Foundation funds new MIT initiative on cybersecurity policy
Largest-ever private commitment to cybersecurity establishes major new academic centers.
Team of MechE and CSAIL students wins grand prize in Maritime RobotX Challenge
Students partnered with Olin College of Engineering students to build an unmanned surface vehicle.
CSAIL, MechE marine experts win international self-driving boat competition
MIT marine experts win international RobotX self-driving boat competition
MIT students join Olin College to finish first in RobotX Challenge.
Harnessing error-prone chips
New system would allow programmers to easily trade computational accuracy for energy savings.
MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
Bilge Yildiz digs deep into surfaces of matter
Research on how surfaces respond under extreme conditions lead to energy advances.
Surface properties command attention
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Can you out-race a computer?
Deep-learning algorithm can weigh up a neighborhood better than humans.
MIT Professional Education announces new offerings of Online X professional course on big data
In response to success of initial offering, individuals may sign up now for fall and spring sessions of "Tackling the Challenges of Big Data"
A not-so-trivial pursuit
Senior Ernesto Ramirez is the first MIT student to compete in the "Hispanic College Quiz" game show.
Will tomorrow’s robots move like snakes?
Made completely of rubber, CSAIL team's robotic arm can slither through “pipes.”
CSAIL’s Nick Roy helms Google’s delivery-drone project
Autonomy expert led MIT-heavy team in developing “self-flying planes”