A better device for measuring electromagnetic radiation
New bolometer is faster, simpler, and covers more wavelengths.
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QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2018-19
Ranked at the top for the seventh straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 48 disciplines.
An unexpected ambition borne from MIT experience
Annamarie Bair, a premed student turned computer science major, is drawn to the promise of artificial intelligence and health care.
MIT faculty approves new urban science major
Interdisciplinary undergraduate program combines urban planning and computer science.
Device allows a personal computer to process huge graphs
With novel system, data scientists can analyze massive networks without the need for power-hungry servers.
Teaching chores to an artificial agent
Activity simulator could eventually teach robots tasks like making coffee or setting the table.
Turning up the heat on thermoelectrics
New materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, model shows.
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
Ingestible “bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose disease
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures.
Making driverless cars change lanes more like human drivers do
Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.
Removing health care barriers and boundaries
Through transformative use of telemedicine, researcher and instructor Amar Gupta hopes to achieve better, quicker, and less expensive health care for all.
OpenCourseWare opens up a whole new career
With self-directed learning, Trent Parker designs his own professional pathway.
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William Rodríguez: Helping others broaden their horizons
MIT senior and Model UN leader William Rodríguez works to encourage the global exchange of ideas.
Eight from MIT receive 2018 Fulbright awards
Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year.