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Sharing data links in networks of cars

A new algorithm lets networks of Wi-Fi-connected cars, whose layout is constantly changing, share a few expensive links to the Internet.

July 5, 2012

One of Mosh's advantages over SSH, the program it updates for the mobile-computing age, is that it doesn't need to wait for a response from a remote computer before displaying keystrokes on-screen. Mosh's guesses about what to display are underlined until confirmed.

Communication scheme makes popular applications ‘gracefully mobile’

New MIT software keeps tens of thousands of people logged into remote computers from mobile devices, but the underlying technology could improve a host of other programs.

June 28, 2012

In these frames of video, a new algorithm amplifies the almost imperceptible change in skin color caused by the pumping of the blood.

Researchers amplify variations in video, making the invisible visible

New software amplifies changes in successive frames of video that are too subtle for the naked eye.

June 22, 2012

This figure shows brain activations while participants view pictures of objects. Activations are shown on a brain where the cortex has been inflated for visualization, and a view of the lateral surface (side-view) and ventral surface (bottom-view) are depicted. Blue regions show where cortex is more active for big objects and orange regions show cortex that is more active for small objects. Examp...

All things big and small: the brain’s discerning taste for size

New research shows brain has distinct regions for identifying different sized objects.

June 20, 2012

MIT receives $1 million to support edX partnership

Institute receives award as part of Gates Foundation efforts to boost postsecondary graduation rates.

June 19, 2012

Professor Julie Shah observes while grad students Ron Wilcox (left), and Matthew Gombolay coordinate human-robotic interaction.

Robotic assistants may adapt to humans in the factory

New algorithm allows robots and humans to work side by side.

June 12, 2012

Four-way split screen with views from security cameras

System improves automated monitoring of security cameras

New approach uses mathematics to reach a compromise between accuracy, speed.

June 5, 2012

Sam Madden, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and co-leader of the 'bigdata@CSAIL' initiative, addresses the crowd at the initiative's launch on Wednesday. In the foreground, from left to right, are Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Director Daniela Rus, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, MIT President Susan ...

MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing ‘big data’

An Intel research center based at MIT will be the cornerstone of a new research project dubbed ‘bigdata@CSAIL.’

May 31, 2012

Daskalakis wins Microsoft Faculty Fellowship

May 23, 2012

Theater Arts Associate Professor Jay Scheib wins Obie Award

Honored for his production of World of Wires

May 23, 2012

Daniela Rus, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

Daniela Rus named CSAIL director

EECS professor to become new leader of MIT’s largest interdepartmental laboratory.

May 22, 2012

New mathematical framework formalizes oddball programming techniques

Loop perforation — speeding up programs by skipping instructions — is just one method that gets rigorous mathematical treatment in a new paper.

May 22, 2012

In this illustration of the researchers' system in action, a user provides a pair of examples that correlate data — product names and dates — with an arithmetic expression. The system automatically determines the sources of the data — the tables below — and generalizes from the examples to additional expressions (in bold).

Excel programming for nonprogrammers

A new system allows Excel users to create customized functions for their spreadsheets simply by offering a few examples of how data should be manipulated.

May 8, 2012

Harvard President Drew Faust and MIT President Susan Hockfield after delivering remarks at the press conference unveiling edX, the two universities' new joint online-education effort.

MIT and Harvard launch a ‘revolution in education’

Online edX courses will open both universities’ classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.

May 2, 2012

MIT and Harvard announce edX

Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.