Upcoming conference puts supply chain management in broad context Host Yossi Sheffi thinks supply chains change, and are changed by, the world. March 12, 2014 Read full story →
MIT, White House co-sponsor workshop on big-data privacy MIT hosts the first of three conferences on privacy policy March 4, 2014 Read full story →
Modeling cyberspace control worldwide Nazli Choucri analyzes issues of governance, politics, and participation in online communications. March 3, 2014 Read full story →
Give him the hook: New data shows baseball managers when to replace the starting pitcher As MIT’s major sports analytics conference begins, novel research provides data-based guidance for big-league skippers. February 28, 2014 Read full story →
Self-completing programs A system that automatically fills in the gaps in programmers’ code becomes more powerful. February 25, 2014 Read full story →
Add/drop goes digital New online add/drop improves the process for users and paves the way for other digital forms February 20, 2014 Read full story →
Rise of the compliant machines MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction. February 20, 2014 Read full story →
After the U.S. leaves Afghanistan, then what? In talk, MIT professor examines the implications of the military drawdown for regional rivals India and Pakistan. February 19, 2014 Read full story →
MIT professor ‘made much of our world possible’ Computing luminaries celebrate the work of MIT adjunct professor and Turing Award winner Butler Lampson, one of the fathers of the modern PC. February 18, 2014 Read full story →
Herding robots A new system combines simple control programs to enable fleets of robots — or other “multiagent systems” — to collaborate in unprecedented ways. February 12, 2014 Read full story →
Goalie, photographer, scientist Whether she’s blocking shots on the ice or studying cancer cells in the lab, MIT senior Kate Koch tackles challenges head-on. February 7, 2014 Read full story →
Storage system for ‘big data’ dramatically speeds access to information Using multiple nodes allows the same bandwidth and performance from a storage network as far more expensive machines. January 31, 2014 Read full story →
Expanding our view of vision New brain-scanning technique allows scientists to see when and where the brain processes visual information. January 26, 2014 Read full story →