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Professor Seth Teller dies at age 50
Expert on computer vision, robotics, and human-robot interaction had been on the faculty since 1994.
Research reveals a gender gap in the nation’s biology labs
Study of 24 top institutions finds ‘elite’ male faculty in the life sciences employ fewer women.
Collaborative learning — for robots
Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data.
Graduate student Kaitlin Goldstein dies in India
Fourth-year student in architecture had been missing since a morning run on June 14.
A charging solution for delivery drones: Take after our feathered friends?
New CSAIL research suggests a future where UAVs can recharge their batteries by perching on power lines.
Can we see the arrow of time?
Algorithm can determine, with 80 percent accuracy, whether video is running forward or backward.
High-performance computing programming with ease
Alan Edelman leads the global, open-source collaboration developing "Julia," a powerful but flexible programming language for high performance computing.
Diagnosing “broken" buildings to make them greener
Startup’s software detects inefficient equipment in facilities — saving energy, time, and money.
Could wireless replace wearables?
CSAIL wireless technology that measures heart rate and breathing through walls has applications for personal health, baby monitors, and law enforcement.
Smarter sensing
PhD student Joseph Azzarelli works on low-cost sensors to monitor the environment and save money.
Achieving energy efficiency with “Local Warming”
MIT researchers develop a system that creates personalized climates around individuals — an alternative to heating entire buildings.
Robert Millard ’73 elected chair of the MIT Corporation
Corporation member and alumnus succeeds John Reed; other elections announced.
Michael Sipser named dean of the School of Science
Sipser has served as interim dean since Marc Kastner’s departure.