An Internet 100 times as fast
A new network design that avoids the need to convert optical signals into electrical ones could boost capacity while reducing power consumption.
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Toward the Semantic Web
A new standard from the World Wide Web Consortium brings the Web a step closer to realizing the vision of its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee.
Jeroen Saeij named 2010 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Biologist hopes to uncover new genetic risk factors for infectious disease as well as new therapies.
Boy Scouts and the Lemelson-MIT Program introduce Inventing merit badge
Will help Scouts understand the power of creativity and invention
Memorial service for Michael Feld to be held June 16
'Remembering Michael' to feature reflections on the late physicist's personal and professional life
'You can’t play it safe and win’
Speaker Ray Stata urges graduates to find solutions to humanity’s greatest problems — and to risk failure along the way — at MIT Commencement.
Ray Stata's Commencement address
'The spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship applies not just to business, engineering and science, but to every aspect of work and life'
Sally Haslanger receives two major awards in philosophy
Carus Lecturer for 2011 and Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2010
More is less
Complex computer models can involve thousands of variables. But paradoxically, adding more variables can sometimes make them easier to work with.
Rivest wins faculty’s Killian Award
MIT encryption pioneer recognized for ‘extraordinary’ contributions in computer science
Machines that learn better
New math will make it much easier to build machine-learning systems that tackle a wider range of problems.