‘Smart cars’ that are actually, well, smart
Mechanical engineers work to develop intelligent onboard transportation systems that can prevent car crashes.
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Faster computer graphics
Digitally mimicking the photographic blur caused by moving objects is surprisingly hard, but new research offers ways to make it easier.
Streamlined rules for robots
New algorithms make it easier to write rules for distributed-computing systems, such as networks of sensors, servers or robots.
Cookies, anyone?
Graduate student Mario Bollini of Professor Daniela Rus' Distributed Robotics Lab is currently programming the PR2 robot to bake chocolate chip cookies.
President Hockfield's charge to the graduates
'Our Great Dome travels with you, no matter where you stand on the face of the Earth.'
Corporation elects new members
Nine term members will serve for five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
‘Set your sights on changing the world’
At MIT’s 145th Commencement, Xerox chair Ursula Burns urges graduates to live so that they leave behind more than they take away.
Finding an edge
An algorithm for identifying the boundaries of objects in digital images is 50,000 times more efficient than its predecessor.
Admiral Thad Allen explains leadership during crisis
Former Sloan Fellow speaks with Dean Schmittlein about response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Inside the infant mind
New study shows that babies can perform sophisticated analyses of how the physical world should behave.
School of Engineering honors staff with Infinite Mile Awards
11th annual ceremony recognizes outstanding employee contributions.
Honing household helpers
MIT computer scientists work toward improving robots’ ability to plan and perform complex actions, domestically and elsewhere.
What makes an image memorable?
Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.
Of minds and machines
Final installment of MIT’s 150th anniversary symposia explores intelligence — both human and artificial.