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Letting robots manipulate cables
Robotic gripper with soft sensitive fingers developed at MIT can handle cables with unprecedented dexterity.
Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2020
Faculty members Abhijit Banerjee, Bonnie Berger, and Roger Summons elected by peers for outstanding contributions to research.
Bringing deep learning to life
MIT duo uses music, videos, and real-world examples to teach students the foundations of artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Three from MIT are named 2020 fellows of the IEEE
Two staff members from Lincoln Laboratory and a professor in the School of Engineering are recognized for their influential research.
Restructuring the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Institute's largest academic department reorganizes with new leadership as part of the formation of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Three MIT seniors to join 2021 class of Schwarzman Scholars
Two alumni have also been selected; the scholars will study global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Alan Edelman recognized with 2019 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award
Edelman's Julia programming language was recognized for solving large computational problems for high-performance computers.
Better fact-checking for fake news
New research reveals biases in fake news datasets and improves the use of automatic detectors.
Using math to blend musical notes seamlessly
Algorithm enables one audio signal to glide into another, recreating the “portamento” effect of some musical instruments.
Josh Tenenbaum receives 2019 MacArthur Fellowship
Brain and cognitive sciences professor studies how the human mind is able to learn so rapidly.
Objects can now change colors like a chameleon
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
Professor Patrick Winston, former director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, dies at 76
Beloved professor conducted pioneering research on imbuing machines with human-like intelligence, including the ability to understand stories.
Professor Emeritus Fernando Corbató, MIT computing pioneer, dies at 93
Longtime MIT professor developed early “time-sharing” operating systems and is widely credited as the creator of the world’s first computer password.