Shrinking data for surgical training
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
AgeLab researching autonomous vehicle systems in ongoing collaboration with Toyota
Innovative MIT research focuses on developing systems to perceive and identify objects in their environment and understand social interactions in traffic.
Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.
Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface.
Toward mass-producible quantum computers
Process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales.
Armando Solar-Lezama: Academic success despite an inauspicious start
Initially turned down by nearly every college he applied to, the computer scientist cleared his own path to MIT.
Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft
System piggybacks on the digital currency’s security protocols to thwart hijacked servers.
MIT $100K winner’s optical chips perform AI computations at light speed
A flushless toilet that shrinks waste and a device that detects leaky pipes also won top prizes.
Cinematography on the fly
System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.
WannaCry ransomware has limited impact at MIT
Information Systems and Technology staff is working with community members to secure devices against the Microsoft Windows-targeting system.
Raul Boquin: Working toward high-quality education for all
MIT senior envisions opportunities for “every person of the world who wants to learn something.”
Celebrating 10 years of Scratch
Scratch Day @ MIT was one of more than 1,100 global events during May to celebrate the kids’ programming language and online community on its 10th anniversary.
Eric Schmidt visits MIT to discuss computing, artificial intelligence, and the future of technology
Former Google CEO, now chairman of parent company Alphabet, speaks to students as part of fireside chat with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus.