Flight of fancy
Using an autonomous mini-helicopter, an MIT team stunned the Association for Unmanned Vehicles International by solving one of its notoriously tough challenges on the first try.
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MIT joins Northrop Grumman’s new cybersecurity research consortium
Will address nation’s most pressing cyber threats
ET: Check your voicemail
New message beamed to the stars commemorates Earth’s first attempt to reach out to intelligent aliens
What computer science can teach economics
Constantinos Daskalakis applies the theory of computational complexity to game theory, with consequences in a range of disciplines.
Secure computers aren’t so secure
Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down
Explained: P vs. NP
The most notorious problem in theoretical computer science remains open, but the attempts to solve it have led to profound insights.
Parallel course
As chip makers turn to multiple 'cores' to improve performance, MIT researchers help ease programmers' transition to parallel programming.
In Profile: Matt Wilson
By listening in on rat brains, the Picower Institute neuroscientist tries to understand the role of sleep in learning and memory
Whose Internet is it, anyway?
One of the Internet's chief architects looks at the FCC's proposed Net neutrality rules.
Quanta Computer extends collaboration with CSAIL
$25 million agreement to fund research on cloud computing, mobile technologies