Eleven from MIT named to the 2016 TR35 Nearly one-third of MIT Technology Review’s top innovators under the age of 35 have a connection to MIT. August 25, 2016 Read full story →
Hacking microbes Startup’s engineered yeast helps clients produce fragrances and flavors more efficiently. August 25, 2016 Read full story →
Solving network congestion MegaMIMO system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab speeds data transfer by coordinating multiple routers at the same time. August 23, 2016 Read full story →
Programmable network routers New design should enable much more flexible traffic management, without sacrificing speed. August 23, 2016 Read full story →
When to get your head out of the game Wearable sensor for athletes detects potential head injuries, gathers data on hard hits. August 11, 2016 Read full story →
User-friendly language for programming efficient simulations New language can speed up computer simulations 200-fold or reduce the code they require by 90 percent. August 10, 2016 Read full story →
Building out a global classroom Students from MIT and Hong Kong collaborate to bring their entrepreneurial ideas to fruition during MIT Kickstart. August 9, 2016 Read full story →
Protecting privacy in genomic databases System helps ensure databases used in medical research will not leak patients’ personal information. August 9, 2016 Read full story →
Reach in and touch objects in videos with “Interactive Dynamic Video” Technique from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could improve augmented reality and reduce the need for CGI green-screens. August 2, 2016 Read full story →
Professor Emeritus Seymour Papert, pioneer of constructionist learning, dies at 88 World-renowned mathematician, learning theorist, and educational-technology visionary was a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab. August 1, 2016 Read full story →
In Stata Center phone booths, "light-therapy" aims to brighten moods Graduate student who suffered from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) develops MindHandHeart Innovation Fund project. July 29, 2016 Read full story →
First major database of non-native English Resource could yield linguistic insights, practical applications for non-native English speakers. July 29, 2016 Read full story →
New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale Prototype display enables viewers to watch a 3-D movie from any seat in a theater. July 25, 2016 Read full story →
Growing season New professional education program on agriculture, innovation, and the environment attracts global agricultural leaders to MIT. July 19, 2016 Read full story →
JuliaCon draws global users of a dynamic, easy-to-learn programming language Now three years old, the Julia programming language is helping to solve problems in areas such as economic modeling, spaceflight, and bioinformatics. July 18, 2016 Read full story →