Harnessing error-prone chips
New system would allow programmers to easily trade computational accuracy for energy savings.
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Beating battery drain
Startup’s power-conserving chip may increase smartphone battery life, save energy in cell towers.
MIT computer scientists can predict the price of Bitcoin
CSAIL/LIDS team's algorithm doubles initial investment in under two months.
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
Getting metabolism right
Analysis of 89 models of metabolic processes finds flaws in 44 of them — but suggests corrections.
Job seekers to job generators
RLE’s Translational Fellows Program starts up a new dimension of support for postdocs.
Turning the tables on wireless interference
Cognitive coexistence radio and other technologies will help alleviate spectrum congestion for wireless devices.
New frontier in error-correcting codes
Coding scheme for interactive communication is the first to near optimality on three classical measures.
High-speed biologics screen
Engineers devise technology for rapidly testing drug-delivery vehicles in zebrafish.
Can you out-race a computer?
Deep-learning algorithm can weigh up a neighborhood better than humans.
Battling superbugs
Two new technologies could enable novel strategies for combating drug-resistant bacteria.
Engineered proteins stick like glue — even in water
New adhesives based on mussel proteins could be useful for naval or medical applications.
Magnetic fields make the excitons go ’round
Theorists find a new way to improve efficiency of solar cells by overcoming exciton “traps.”
MIT Professional Education announces new offerings of Online X professional course on big data
In response to success of initial offering, individuals may sign up now for fall and spring sessions of "Tackling the Challenges of Big Data"
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port.