New router enhances the precision of woodworking
Handheld device precisely follows a digital plan with minimal guidance from a user.
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Daniela Rus named CSAIL director
EECS professor to become new leader of MIT’s largest interdepartmental laboratory.
Video: The Paradiso Synthesizer
Media Lab associate professor’s massive modular synthesizer now on exhibit in the MIT Museum.
How research goes viral
What makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.
Need a new material? New tool can help
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
Building hands-on instructors
Hobby Shop makes MIT’s manus tangible for visiting Singapore professors.
New algorithm could substantially speed up MRI scans
Faster scans could reduce the time patients spend in the machine from 45 to 15 minutes.
Game puts artificial intelligence in the mind of the beholder
What if developing certain kinds of AI didn’t have to be so laborious?
Everybody’s a winner
Automatic window-shading invention tops a strong field of entries in materials competition.
An oracle for object-oriented programmers
By automatically cataloging connections between software 'objects,' a new system orients programmers joining large software projects in midstream.
Classes and academic research help launch companies
A variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.
Resnick awarded McGraw Prize in Education
Media Lab professor is one of three honored for work in digital education.
Specialty stations add variety, flair to new dining program
Each dining hall offers unique options in House Dining system.