Topic
Computer science and technology
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Lucas Mason-Brown named 2017 Echoing Green Fellow
MIT graduate student in mathematics honored for using equations to boost racial equality.
July 6, 2017 -
Researchers use Kinect to scan T. rex skull
System with $150 worth of hardware offers alternative to 3-D scanners that cost 200 times as much.
July 5, 2017 -
New 3-D chip combines computing and data storage
Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data.
July 5, 2017 -
Practical parallelism
System enables large speedups — as much as 88-fold — on common parallel-computing algorithms.
June 30, 2017 -
Peering into neural networks
New technique helps elucidate the inner workings of neural networks trained on visual data.
June 29, 2017 -
Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions
Machine learning approach could aid the design of industrial processes for drug manufacturing.
June 27, 2017 -
Drones that drive
CSAIL team’s system of quadcopters that fly and drive suggest another approach to developing flying cars.
June 26, 2017 -
Origami anything
New algorithm generates practical paper-folding patterns to produce any 3-D structure.
June 21, 2017 -
AFFOA launches state-of-the-art facility for prototyping advanced fabrics
New center for development of high-tech fibers and fabrics opens headquarters, unveils two products ready for commercialization.
June 19, 2017 -
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America opens headquarters steps from MIT campus
New AFFOA facility represents a significant MIT investment in advanced manufacturing innovation.
June 19, 2017 -
Toward optical quantum computing
Prototype device enables photon-photon interactions at room temperature.
June 16, 2017 -
Shrinking data for surgical training
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
June 16, 2017 -
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.
June 8, 2017 -
Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.
June 6, 2017 -
Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
June 5, 2017 -
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface.
May 31, 2017 -
Toward mass-producible quantum computers
Process for positioning quantum bits in diamond optical circuits could work at large scales.
May 26, 2017 -
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.
May 25, 2017 -
Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft
System piggybacks on the digital currency’s security protocols to thwart hijacked servers.
May 23, 2017 -
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.
May 18, 2017