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Professor Emeritus Whitman Richards dies at 84

Longtime professor and beloved advisor was known for advances in experimental and theoretical studies of vision, perception, and cognition.

October 17, 2016

MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito (left), WIRED Editor-in-Chief Scott Dadich (center), and U.S. President Barack Obama confer in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

President Obama discusses artificial intelligence with Media Lab Director Joi Ito

One-on-one conversation in WIRED focuses on advancements in artificial intelligence and how society should respond to related concerns.

October 14, 2016

Executive Director of Corporate Relations and the Industrial Liaison Program Karl Koster welcomes startup and industry participants at a recent STEX workshop at MIT's Industry Meeting Center.

Launching STEX25

An accelerator managed by MIT's Industrial Liaison Program and Startup Exchange focuses on fostering startup and industry collaboration.

October 13, 2016

CNBC's Eamon Javers (left) with Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan (center) and former NSA counsel Rajesh De.

Cambridge Cyber Summit convenes industry, academia, and government

Hosted by CSAIL, event featured discussions on cybersecurity with tech leaders and officials from the NSA and FBI.

October 12, 2016

“We want to see, in the next five years or so, the amount of time you need to search for parking spot in a city drop from around 35 to 40 minutes, to less than five minutes,” says Smarking co-founder Wen Sang PhD ’14.

Optimizing parking in the busiest places

Data-analytics platform helps parking managers meet driver demand in high-traffic areas.

October 12, 2016

To demonstrate Foundry, MIT researchers designed and fabricated skis with retro-reflective surfaces, a ping-pong paddle, a helmet, and even a bone that may someday be used for surgical planning.

Designing for 3-D printing

“Foundry” tool from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab lets you design a wide range of multi-material 3-D-printed objects.

October 11, 2016

Elizabeth Sheehan, CEO of Climate Smart, receives the $10,000 grand prize from MIT professor and Climate CoLab founder Thomas Malone.

MIT Climate CoLab awards innovative climate proposals, presents $10,000 prize

Climate CoLab uses a crowd-based approach to surface high-potential proposals for climate change projects.

October 4, 2016

“Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line,” published by HarperCollins, and written by Heather Hendershot, professor of film and media in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program.

Changing the face of conservatism in the U.S.

New book by professor Heather Hendershot explores impact of William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line.”

October 4, 2016

MIT researchers outfitted their cube robot with shock-absorbing “skins” (left) that transfer less than half of the energy that would normally be transferred to the ground.

3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins

By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots.

October 3, 2016

MIT team members and Arapahoe Community College faculty test out the Fly-by-Wire Student App on classroom iPads.

Collaborating with community colleges to innovate educational technology

Inspired by aerospace engineering, MIT Fly-by-Wire project enables customized teaching and learning experiences.

September 29, 2016

A new computer system can automatically screen young children for speech and language disorders and, potentially, even provide specific diagnoses.

Automated screening for childhood communication disorders

Computer system could help identify subtle speech, language disorders in time for early intervention.

September 22, 2016

MIT researchers have found a new way of managing memory on computer chips that uses circuit space much more efficiently and is more consistent with existing chip designs.

Cache management improved once again

New version of breakthrough memory management scheme better accommodates commercial chips.

September 21, 2016

Online learners that obtain the MITx MicroMasters credential in supply chain management now have a faster path to a master’s degree at MIT and also at Curtin University and the University of Queensland.

Thirteen universities adopt MicroMasters and launch 18 new programs via edX

MITx expands reach of MicroMasters in supply chain management with new paths to a master’s degree.

September 20, 2016

Left to right: PhD student Fadel Adib, PhD student Mingmin Zhao, and Professor Dina Katabi pose with their EQ-Radio device, which can detect emotion using wireless signals.

Detecting emotions with wireless signals

Measuring your heartbeat and breath, CSAIL device can tell if you’re excited, happy, angry, or sad.

September 20, 2016

MIT seniors (left to right) Mohamed “Hassan” Kane, Guillermo Webster, and Kevin Kwok work on their startup projects at the “Sandcastle” in San Francisco.

Project Sandcastle

Five MIT engineering students take their startups to San Francisco for a summer of innovation.

September 19, 2016

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