“Peel-and-go” printable structures fold themselves Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water. September 13, 2017 Read full story →
3 Questions: Iyad Rahwan on the “psychological roadblocks” facing self-driving cars MIT Media Lab professor considers the trust gap between people and autonomous vehicles. September 11, 2017 Read full story →
How neural networks think General-purpose technique sheds light on inner workings of neural nets trained to process language. September 8, 2017 Read full story →
Maryann Gong named 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree Gong becomes third MIT student-athlete to be named to Top 30. September 7, 2017 Read full story →
J-WAFS awards commercialization grants to develop technologies for water and food solutions Three new projects and two renewals receive J-WAFS Solutions grant funding for 2017-2018. September 7, 2017 Read full story →
IBM and MIT to pursue joint research in artificial intelligence, establish new MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment in new lab with MIT to advance AI hardware, software, and algorithms. September 7, 2017 Read full story →
3Q: Anantha Chandrakasan on new MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab Lab seeks to expand the boundaries of research on artificial intelligence. September 7, 2017 Read full story →
Gregory Falco: Protecting urban infrastructure against cyberterrorism PhD student works at the intersection of urban planning and computer science. September 5, 2017 Read full story →
Two sciences tie the knot A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future. September 4, 2017 Read full story →
Making data centers more energy efficient Flash-memory system could reduce power consumption of data center “caches” by 90 percent. August 30, 2017 Read full story →
Robotic system monitors specific neurons Success rate is comparable to that of highly trained scientists performing the process manually. August 30, 2017 Read full story →
Robot learns to follow orders like Alexa ComText, from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, allows robots to understand contextual commands. August 30, 2017 Read full story →
New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct Approach may enable robots to move around hospitals, malls, and other areas with heavy foot traffic. August 29, 2017 Read full story →
Back to school special Members of MIT’s class of 2021 get a free backpack — and a glimpse at the future of “smart” fabrics. August 29, 2017 Read full story →
Monitoring network traffic more efficiently Programming language plus simple circuit design could let routers report on their own operation. August 23, 2017 Read full story →