Synthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds
July 14, 2021A new type of synthetic biology circuit can be turned on within seconds, much faster than its counterparts. Image courtesy of the researchers, edited by MIT News.Anne Trafton | MIT News...
View ArticleFour from EECS named 2021 Facebook Fellows
From top center, moving clockwise: EECS graduate students Yuval Dagan, Shuang Li, Jialin Ding, Liang Shi. All photos courtesy the subjects.Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and...
View ArticleTeenage MIT Ninja Students
EECS junior Daniel Sun competes in qualifiers for “American Ninja Warrior”. Photo courtesy NBC.Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceGuang Cui and Daniel Sun are...
View ArticleAziza Almanakly, Belinda Li Selected to Receive Clare Boothe Luce Graduate...
July 26, 2021From left to right: Aziza Almanakly, Belinda Li. Photos courtesy of the subjects.Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer SciencePhD students Aziza Almanakly and...
View ArticleNSF makes $20 Million investment in Optimization-focused AI Research Institute
July 30, 2021Rachel Gordon | CSAILThe National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today an investment of $220 million to establish 11 artificial intelligence (AI) institutes, each receiving $20 million...
View ArticleMIT and Ericsson enter collaboration agreements to research the next...
August 6, 2021Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research LaboratoryThe following article was adapted from a joint release by the MIT Materials Research Laboratory and Ericsson Research.As we enter a new...
View ArticleLawrence Frishkopf, expert in communications biophysics, dies at 90.
Lawrence Frishkopf, Professor of EECS, Emeritus. Photo courtesy of the Frishkopf family. Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceLawrence Frishkopf, Professor of EECS,...
View ArticleMIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team wins 2021 American Solar Challenge
The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team poses with Nimbus, their solar car, after winning the 2021 American Solar Challenge. Photo courtesy of MIT SEVT.Elizabeth Durant | Office of the Vice ChancellorAfter...
View ArticleProfessor Emeritus Paul Penfield, chronicler of entropy and lifelong teacher,...
August 31, 2021A long-time department head who established the MEng degree for EECS undergraduates, Penfield developed courses illuminating the equivalence of information and thermodynamic entropy.Jane...
View ArticleThriving Stars: a new initiative to improve gender representation in EECS
Students gather with department leaders, including department head Asu Ozdaglar, at a celebratory event for women in EECS. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Jane...
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