E14 Fund helps Media Lab community deploy startups “First and foremost we’re a community-builder,” says Habib Haddad, a managing partner of the venture fund. July 25, 2019 Read full story →
Tekuma Frenchman designs new marine city in China School of Architecture and Planning alumni and faculty team up to create an ecologically restorative urban waterfront. July 24, 2019 Read full story →
Celebrating a curious mind: Steven Keating 1988-2019 Steven Keating SM'12, PhD '16 inspired millions with his research-driven approach to battling cancer and his advocacy for open patient health data. July 22, 2019 Read full story →
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands tours MIT Dutch delegation visits the Institute for a tour focused on computing, robotics, and health care innovation. July 21, 2019 Read full story →
Automated system generates robotic parts for novel tasks When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in. July 12, 2019 Read full story →
Artificial “muscles” achieve powerful pulling force New MIT system of contracting fibers could be a boon for biomedical devices and robotics. July 11, 2019 Read full story →
IDSS hosts inaugural Learning for Dynamics and Control conference L4DC explored an emerging scientific area at the intersection of real-time physical data, machine learning, control theory, and optimization. July 10, 2019 Read full story →
Daron Acemoglu named Institute Professor Versatile economist awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor. July 10, 2019 Read full story →
Machine learning for everyone A new EECS course on applications of machine learning teaches students from a variety of disciplines about one of today’s hottest topics. July 9, 2019 Read full story →
Tiny motor can “walk” to carry out tasks Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures — including other robots. July 2, 2019 Read full story →
Lincoln Laboratory staff use race cars as a vehicle to teach coding Laboratory staff teamed up with the Timothy Smith Network to offer a four-week coding course for middle school students. July 1, 2019 Read full story →
New AI programming language goes beyond deep learning General-purpose language works for computer vision, robotics, statistics, and more. June 26, 2019 Read full story →
Study: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level. June 26, 2019 Read full story →
Want to learn how to train an artificial intelligence model? Ask a friend. MIT Machine Intelligence Community introduces students to nuts and bolts of machine learning. June 25, 2019 Read full story →
3Q: Julien de Wit on searching for red worlds in the northern skies MIT has completed the installation of its newest exoplanet-hunting telescope, Artemis, in the Canary Islands, joining the SPECULOOS network. June 20, 2019 Read full story →