Seeing what’s inside a tumor Imaging technology could help researchers test new drugs for treating brain cancer. January 12, 2012 Read full story →
The quantifier By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images. January 12, 2012 Read full story →
How does our brain know what is a face and what’s not? New research from MIT neuroscientists helps explain how the brain makes this decision. January 9, 2012 Read full story →
3-D cameras for cellphones Clever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera so simple, cheap and power-efficient that it could be incorporated into handheld devices. January 5, 2012 Read full story →
Patterns of connections reveal brain functions Neuroscientists identify face-recognition areas based on what parts of the brain they link to. January 3, 2012 Read full story →
Traditional social networks fueled Twitter’s spread Site’s U.S. growth relied primarily on media attention, geographic proximity of users. December 21, 2011 Read full story →
Data mining without prejudice A new technique for finding relationships between variables in large datasets makes no prior assumptions about what those relationships might be. December 16, 2011 Read full story →
Trillion-frame-per-second video By using optical equipment in a totally unexpected way, MIT researchers have created an imaging system that makes light look slow. December 13, 2011 Read full story →
In the World: Fostering entrepreneurship in developing nations In 11 years, MIT’s Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (AITI) program has trained more than 1,500 budding entrepreneurs in seven countries. December 12, 2011 Read full story →
Electronics takes on a new spin Researchers at MIT find a way to observe and control the way electrons spin on the surface of exotic new materials. December 5, 2011 Read full story →
At a crossroads New research predicts which cars are likeliest to run lights at intersections. November 30, 2011 Read full story →
Next stop: Kendall Square Tech hub attracts players large and small to support innovation. November 23, 2011 Read full story →
Major global increase in energy use, emissions predicted at MITEI colloquium November 15, 2011 Read full story →
Mimicking the brain, in silicon New computer chip models how neurons communicate with each other at synapses. November 15, 2011 Read full story →
AUVs: From idea to implementation One day, researchers predict, these robots will be able to do tasks without a human in the loop. November 7, 2011 Read full story →