Explained: Linear and nonlinear systems
Much scientific research across a range of disciplines tries to find linear approximations of nonlinear behaviors. But what does that mean?
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Life beyond our universe
MIT physicists explore the possibility of life in universes with laws different from our own.
Sketch-interpreting software
A new system that lets people enter data into a tablet computer simply by drawing diagrams on the screen could lead to interactive whiteboards.
Celebrating MIT's excellent staff
Fifteen individuals and four teams to be honored at 2010 MIT Excellence Awards
Rethinking networking
MIT researchers helped develop a theory that promised much more efficient data networks; then they were the first to put it into practice.
Carl Kaysen, MIT professor emeritus and national security expert, dies at age 89
As an adviser under President Kennedy, he helped negotiate a key nuclear test ban treaty.
Nonlinear thinker
With techniques for translating complicated equations into ‘sums of squares,’ Pablo Parrilo helps make sense of previously insoluble problems.
At Davos, MIT faculty discuss the nature of intelligence
Videos available of professors' presentations at World Economic Forum
Mapping the brain
MIT scientists are making computers smart enough to see the connections between the brain's neurons
Picture-driven computing
New research could enable computer programming based on screen shots, not just code
Putting the squeeze on data
In work that could make it easier to handle huge data sets, MIT researchers improve data compression's fidelity without sacrificing speed
Harnessing the world’s collective intelligence to deal with climate change
Climate Collaboratorium lets the public review the impacts of plans now being discussed and debated internationally
Five from MIT named 2010 IEEE Fellows
Three EECS faculty members, Hu, Rus and Sudan, and two research staff members of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Reynolds and Stokes, are elevated to Fellow status of the IEEE effective Jan. 1
Former MIT President Howard W. Johnson dies at age 87
A ‘loyal friend’ to the Institute, he also chaired the MIT Corporation and guided the school through a turbulent era.
Computing with a wave of the hand
A new Media Lab system turns LCD displays into giant cameras that provide gestural control of objects on-screen. And that’s just for starters.