Vision-correcting displays Technology could lead to e-readers, smartphones, and displays that let users dispense with glasses. July 31, 2014 Read full story →
ScratchJr: Coding for kindergarten With a new app, young children learn important skills as they program stories and games. July 30, 2014 Read full story →
GEARing technology for developing markets Amos Winter designs, builds, and delivers products for underserved populations around the world. July 29, 2014 Read full story →
Microfluidics and nanofluidics research address global challenges Karnik group develops inexpensive ways to analyze blood and filter water July 22, 2014 Read full story →
Keeping it simple (for a bioinformatician) Alumnus strikes delicate balances in big data — helping define the future of health care. July 14, 2014 Read full story →
A "maker" education NuVu Studio takes high school students out of the classroom and into a design space to invent and create. July 8, 2014 Read full story →
Professor Seth Teller dies at age 50 Expert on computer vision, robotics, and human-robot interaction had been on the faculty since 1994. July 2, 2014 Read full story →
Mathematical patchwork Alice Guionnet, an authority on random matrix theory, aims to make sense of huge data sets. June 27, 2014 Read full story →
Collaborative learning — for robots Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data. June 25, 2014 Read full story →
Why networking doesn't work New study reveals the strength of the strongest ties in collaborative problem solving. June 24, 2014 Read full story →
Researchers unveil experimental 36-core chip Design lets chip manage local memory stores efficiently using an Internet-style communication network. June 23, 2014 Read full story →
Solving the world’s plastic problem Alumna invents continuous, zero-toxic-emission system that converts nonrecycled plastics into crude oil. June 20, 2014 Read full story →
A new way to detect leaks in pipes Self-propelled robotic device can speed through pipes, pinpointing leaks more accurately than existing methods. June 19, 2014 Read full story →
The cold, hard truth about Arctic policy Lawrence Susskind talks about the unprecedented policy issues emerging in the Arctic as melting sea ice opens up new opportunities for deep-sea mining and drilling. June 18, 2014 Read full story →