Robot learns to follow orders like Alexa
ComText, from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, allows robots to understand contextual commands.
New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct
Approach may enable robots to move around hospitals, malls, and other areas with heavy foot traffic.
Back to school special
Members of MIT’s class of 2021 get a free backpack — and a glimpse at the future of “smart” fabrics.
Danielle Wood joins Media Lab faculty
MIT alumna is establishing a new research group aimed at harnessing space engineering to improve life on Earth.
Bradley Olsen: Designing polymers with novel features
Chemical engineer seeks to develop and understand materials that behave in radically new ways.
Monitoring network traffic more efficiently
Programming language plus simple circuit design could let routers report on their own operation.
Saving Venice, MIT-style
MISTI interns and MIT faculty tackle rising sea level challenges at Italian research camp this summer.
Fusion heating gets a boost
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center explores a new recipe for heating plasma.
How cytoplasm “feels” to a cell’s components
In study that may guide drug design, researchers find organelles encounter varying levels of resistance.
Our hairy insides
Engineers predict how flowing fluid will bend tiny hairs that line blood vessels and intestines.
Using machine learning to improve patient care
New CSAIL research employs many types of medical data, including electronic health records, to predict outcomes in hospitals.
Krystyn Van Vliet named associate provost
Engineer brings active interest in innovation to new role.
Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize
Five recipients honored for their fundamental and complementary accomplishments related to CRISPR-Cas9.
Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material
Study explains conflicting results from other experiments, may lead to batteries with more energy per pound.