Computer automatically deciphers ancient language
A new system that took a couple hours to decipher much of the ancient language Ugaritic could help improve online translation software.
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Emeritus: Engineering a new path
MIT chemical engineer Edward Merrill helped steer his field toward biomedicine.
Christine Ortiz is appointed dean for graduate education
The DMSE professor says she is honored to be chosen to work with and on behalf of MIT’s graduate students.
An Internet 100 times as fast
A new network design that avoids the need to convert optical signals into electrical ones could boost capacity while reducing power consumption.
An easier way to synthesize new drug candidates
MIT chemists’ answer to long-standing problem could have a big impact on pharmaceutical business.
In a first, astronomers detect strong winds on an exoplanet
Researchers see tempestuous atmosphere on a planet located 150 light years from Earth.
Thin films show surprising reactivity
MIT findings of high oxygen activity in thin-film materials might someday lead to greatly increased power production from future fuel cells
In the World: Easy on the eyes
Simple, low-cost device that affixes to a cell phone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world.
Toward the Semantic Web
A new standard from the World Wide Web Consortium brings the Web a step closer to realizing the vision of its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee.
Enhancing the power of batteries
MIT team finds that using carbon nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy capacity.
MIT releases updated iPhone application
Version 2.0 features events calendar and many other features and improvements.
Haiti’s plight
MIT anthropologist Erica James examines the psychological damage inflicted on the island nation’s inhabitants.
Coordinated stargazing
MIT astronomer leads the first team to study a Kuiper Belt object during a stellar occultation.