Automating big-data analysis
System that replaces human intuition with algorithms outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.
Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease.
More-flexible machine learning
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification.
High-school students decipher cryptography
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory's LLCipher workshop, students practice critical thinking and learn some cybersecurity basics.
Learning language by playing games
System learns to play text-based computer game using only linguistic information.
Personalized heart models for surgical planning
System can convert MRI scans into 3D-printed, physical models in a few hours.
More personalized online shopping
Startup’s platform analyzes data from multiple sources to better predict buying preferences.
Learning spoken language
System learns to distinguish words’ phonetic components, without human annotation of training data.
First new cache-coherence mechanism in 30 years
More efficient memory-management scheme could help enable chips with thousands of cores.
CSAIL joins with Toyota on $25 million research center for autonomous cars
Seeking to reduce traffic casualties, center will focus on robotics and artificial intelligence systems.
Customizing 3-D printing
Design tool lets novices do in minutes what would take experts in computer-aided design hours.
Self-driving golf carts
Autonomous vehicles share sidewalk space with pedestrians in six-day trial in Singaporean public garden.
Observing invisible vibrations
PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage.
Searching big data faster
Theoretical analysis could expand applications of accelerated searching in biology, other fields.