Topic
Computing
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The social life of data
New Data and Society course engages students in the ethics and societal implications of data.
June 8, 2020 -
A trapped-ion pair may help scale up quantum computers
Qubits made from strontium and calcium ions can be precisely controlled by technology that already exists.
January 28, 2020 -
Three from MIT are named 2020 fellows of the IEEE
Two staff members from Lincoln Laboratory and a professor in the School of Engineering are recognized for their influential research.
January 8, 2020 -
Nature can help solve optimization problems
A low-cost analog circuit based on synchronizing oscillators could scale up quickly and cheaply to beat out digital computers.
October 28, 2019 -
Dwaipayan Banerjee receives 2019 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Award will support research for "A Counter History of Computing in India."
June 10, 2019 -
Exploring the effects of moisture and drying on cement
Study investigates capillary-induced deformations in cement’s porous structure.
May 6, 2019 -
CSAIL convenes leading thinkers to discuss future of computing
"MAC50" symposium celebrates 50 years of computer science at MIT.
May 29, 2014 -
MIT community making the most of lynda.com's online training
Since 2011, MIT community members have watched more than 238,000 video tutorials via lynda.mit.edu, which focuses on software training.
January 24, 2014 -
How to program unreliable chips
A new language lets coders reason about the trade-off between fidelity of execution and power or time savings in the computers of the future.
November 4, 2013 -
Green computing is super
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's new supercomputing facility reduces energy impacts
July 18, 2013 -
Researchers build an all-optical transistor
An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers.
July 4, 2013 -
Indyk and Katabi win top ACM honors
Professors recognized for their contributions to computer science
April 9, 2013 -
Research update: Multiple steps toward the ‘quantum singularity’
Over three days in December, four research groups announced progress on a quantum-computing proposal made two years ago by MIT researchers.
January 18, 2013 -
Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistor
New design for a basic component of all computer chips boasts the highest ‘carrier mobility’ yet measured.
January 3, 2013 -
Life in BASIC
Nick Montfort and colleagues examine cultural significance of computer code in new book.
January 2, 2013 -
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism
Experiments demonstrate ‘quantum spin liquid,’ which could have applications in new computer memory storage.
December 19, 2012 -
Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon’s dominance
MIT researchers develop the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built.
December 10, 2012 -
Proving quantum computers feasible
With a new contribution to probability theory, researchers show that relatively simple physical systems could yield powerful quantum computers.
November 27, 2012 -
IS&T recommends community members wait to migrate to Windows 8
IS&T is making Windows 8 Enterprise available for early adopters, but strongly recommends delaying the transition.
October 31, 2012 -
Bits of buildings: How is computing changing the architect’s job?
In a new book, an MIT researcher looks at the influence of high-tech simulations on the profession of architecture.
June 25, 2012