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Best of the year on @MIT include a robot cheetah, next-generation spacesuits, and Tetris tater tots.
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Drones, Bitcoin, and robotic fish
Here are eight of the coolest things that happened at CSAIL in 2014.
CSAIL opens lab to 150 local students for Hour of Code
Robots, virtual visit from will.i.am aim to get kids excited about programming.
MIT launches “Solve” to galvanize action on solving the world’s great challenges
Leaders to gather for keystone event at MIT next October.
EECS undergrads shine at SuperUROP research review
In its third year, SuperUROP is having a positive impact.
Making things for fun
From restoring a Volkswagen bus to designing collapsible bridges, Spencer Wilson finds fun in engineering.
Prime-time chain reaction
With a theme of prime numbers, this year's Friday After Thanksgiving (F.A.T.) Chain Reaction was one of the most creative ever.
Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans.
Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
A renaissance in metals
Materials Day Symposium highlights breakthroughs in simulation methods, manufacturing techniques, and improved alloys.
Senior Spencer Wilson named Marshall Scholar
Mechanical engineering major will attend Cambridge University next year for graduate study.
Inventing China’s future
MIT-CHIEF emphasizes U.S.-China collaboration in tackling major issues through entrepreneurship.
A revolution in higher education
Sanjay Sarma is leading an educational revolution now underway in higher education.
Outside-the-box thinker
Senior Nathan Spielberg uses 3-D printing to build everything from nanoscale chips to houses.
CSAIL, MechE marine experts win international self-driving boat competition
MIT marine experts win international RobotX self-driving boat competition
MIT students join Olin College to finish first in RobotX Challenge.