Data visualization tool developed at MIT gets Library of Congress support
MIT Libraries receives grant for work on 'Exhibit 3.0' software
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Turning reviews into ratings
A new system automatically combs through online reviews to provide recommendations according to unusual criteria.
A clearer picture of vision
New mathematical model of information processing in the brain accurately predicts some of the peculiarities of human vision.
Breaking bottlenecks
A new algorithm enables much faster dissemination of information through self-organizing networks with a few scattered choke points.
Text-based video navigation
An innovative interface that allows viewers to skip through video by clicking on the associated transcript is a highlight of the MIT150 site.
The surprising usefulness of sloppy arithmetic
A computer chip that performs imprecise calculations could process some types of data thousands of times more efficiently than existing chips.
A new way to evaluate dyslexia
Neuroscientists show that brain scans can predict whether children’s reading ability will improve.
MIT strengthens its ties to Greater China
The Institute has embarked on a major, long-term effort to promote intellectual and technological exchange.
Collective memory
An MIT project provides a way to preserve information in constantly changing networks, without resorting to a shared server.
A hardy Constitution
In Ratification, historian Pauline Maier uncovers the contentious debates behind a political document that many Americans once opposed.
Illuminating research
MIT study finds potential for significant energy savings through user-controlled efficient lighting systems.
