New funding enables work on Internet policy and cybersecurity for key infrastructure Work made possible by grants from the Internet Policy Research Initiative. May 19, 2017 Read full story →
MIT $100K winner’s optical chips perform AI computations at light speed A flushless toilet that shrinks waste and a device that detects leaky pipes also won top prizes. May 18, 2017 Read full story →
Dean Kamen: “The magic is out there!” Noted inventors Kamen and Flowers urge students to unleash their imagination on world’s problems. May 18, 2017 Read full story →
Darwin visits Wall Street Andrew Lo’s new book urges a rethink of financial markets, along evolutionary lines. May 17, 2017 Read full story →
Cinematography on the fly System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot. May 17, 2017 Read full story →
The U.S. and Mexico: What’s the way forward? MIT event offers look at how U.S.-Mexico relations could revive. May 15, 2017 Read full story →
You belong @ MIT A new initiative developed by the Teaching and Learning Lab is designed to increase students’ sense of academic belonging. May 12, 2017 Read full story →
Teaching robots to teach other robots CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a single demo. May 10, 2017 Read full story →
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visits MIT Swedish delegation tours Institute, participates in dialogue on innovation. May 8, 2017 Read full story →
MIT opens its energy-use data to the community Campus energy “dashboard” will provide detailed information to Institute’s faculty, staff, and students. May 7, 2017 Read full story →
Eric Schmidt visits MIT to discuss computing, artificial intelligence, and the future of technology Former Google CEO, now chairman of parent company Alphabet, speaks to students as part of fireside chat with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus. May 4, 2017 Read full story →
Detecting walking speed with wireless signals By measuring this emerging vital sign, CSAIL system could help monitor and diagnose health issues like cognitive decline and cardiac disease. May 1, 2017 Read full story →
Experts gather at MIT to explore new research in education technology Researchers, policymakers, and education company leaders discuss innovative technologies to improve education for disadvantaged learners. April 28, 2017 Read full story →
Revolutionizing global health In more than 20 years working on wireless sensors and radio frequency identification (RFID), Richard Fletcher has produced several startups and over a dozen patents. April 26, 2017 Read full story →
Tommi Jaakkola appointed Thomas Siebel Professor in EECS and IDSS Leader in machine learning and natural language processing takes on professorship established by veteran software entrepreneur Thomas Siebel. April 26, 2017 Read full story →