Duane Boning named head of Leaders for Global Operations program
August 17, 2016School of Engineering | MIT NewsBoning succeeds David Simchi-Levi as engineering faculty director of master’s program. Duane S. Boning has been named engineering faculty co-director of...
View ArticleUser-friendly language for programming efficient simulations
August 10, 2016Larry Hardesty | MIT NewsNew language can speed up computer simulations 200-fold or reduce the code they require by 90 percent.Computer simulations of physical systems are common in...
View ArticleBooting up spin-based device studies
August 15, 2016Dennis Paiste | Materials Processing CenterSummer Scholar Grant Smith works to establish parameters for making ferromagnetic thin films in the Luqiao Liu lab.Summer Scholar Grant Smith...
View ArticleRecording analog memories in human cells
Anne Trafton | MIT NewsEngineers program human cells to store complex histories in their DNA.MIT biological engineers have devised a memory storage system illustrated here as a DNA-embedded meter that...
View ArticleEECS Communication Lab
Grad students: Do you need help polishing a paper or fine-tuning a poster? How about putting together the perfect conference talk or designing visuals? The EECS Communication Lab, a new resource open...
View ArticleFamily and friends recall Drew Esquivel
Kathy Wren | MIT NewsA talented scholar and athlete, the MIT rising senior “never failed to see the good in others.”Drew EsquivelAt a memorial service for Drew Esquivel in California, a family friend...
View ArticleProgrammable network routers
Larry Hardesty | MIT NewsNew design should enable much more flexible traffic management, without sacrificing speed.“You need to have the ability for researchers and engineers to try out thousands of...
View ArticleSolving network congestion
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 4:30pmMegaMIMO system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab speeds data transfer by coordinating multiple routers at the same time. Research Themes:...
View ArticleUsing light to control genome editing
August 29, 2016Anne Trafton | MIT NewsNew technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted.MIT researchers have added an extra layer of control to the CRISPR gene-editing...
View ArticleMax Shulaker
First Name: MaxLast Name: ShulakerTitles: Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceOffice Address: 39-567BPhone number: (617) 324-2730Email: shulaker@mit.eduwebsite:...
View ArticleNancy Lynch named associate department head
Expert in distributed computing to join department leadership.Nancy Lynch, the NEC Professor of Software Science and Engineering, has been appointed as associate head of the Department of Electrical...
View ArticleNew applications for ultracapacitors
September 7, 2016Rob Matheson | MIT NewsStartup’s energy-storage devices find uses in drilling operations, aerospace applications, electric vehicles.FastCAP Systems' ultracapacitors (pictured) can...
View ArticleSummer in San Francisco
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 9:15amNews Image: Card Title: Summer in San FranciscoCard URL: http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/summer-in-san-francisco1Card Description: Course 6...
View ArticleIn the Media: Using machine learning to create videos from photos
Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 9:30amNews Image: Card Title: In the Media: Using machine learning to create videos from photosCard URL:...
View ArticleIn the Media: MIT's Bhatia refocuses spotlight on gender diversity in biotech
Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016 - 9:30amNews Image: Card Title: In the Media: MIT's Bhatia refocuses spotlight on gender diversity in biotechCard URL:...
View ArticleTiny gold grids yielding secrets
Denis Paiste | MIT NewsSummer Scholar Justin Cheng explores process in Berggren group for making ordered metal nanostructures that display interesting new properties.Summer Scholar Justin Cheng holds...
View ArticleFaster parallel computing
Larry Hardesty | MIT NewsNew programming language delivers fourfold speedups on problems common in the age of big data.Researchers have designed a new programming language that lets application...
View ArticleCalculating the financial risks of renewable energy
Rob Matheson | MIT NewsFinancial-modeling software for sustainable-infrastructure projects could boost investment in sector.MIT spinout EverVest has built a data-analytics platform that gives investors...
View ArticleSixteen MIT grad students named Siebel Scholars for 2017
MIT News OfficeMIT graduate students from bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy fields are honored.Each year through the Siebel Scholars program, a formidable group brings together...
View ArticleProject Sandcastle
Meg Murphy | MIT NewsFive MIT EECS students take their startups to San Francisco for a summer of innovation.Left to right: MIT seniors Mohamed “Hassan” Kane, Guillermo Webster, and Kevin Kwok work on...
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