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Undergraduates explore practical applications of artificial intelligence
May 7, 2021SuperUROP scholars participating in research projects funded by the MIT Quest for Intelligence and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab this year included (clockwise from top left) Spencer Compton, Adeline...
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With a zap of light, system switches objects’ colors and patterns
May 7, 2021A new system uses UV light projected onto objects coated with light-activated dye to alter the reflective properties of the dye, creating images in minutes. Image: courtesy of the...
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A robot that can help you untangle your hair
May 7, 2021A robotic arm setup is equipped with a sensorized soft brush and aided by a camera to study the complex nature of manipulating and brushing hair fibers. Photo courtesy of CSAIL. Rachel...
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MIT turns “magic” material into versatile electronic devices
MIT graduate student Daniel Rodan-Legrain holds up a chip carrier used in his work developing new graphene-based electronic devices. He stands next to a dilution refrigerator similar to that used in...
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Helping robots collaborate to get the job done
May 20, 2021MIT researchers have developed an algorithm that coordinates the performance of robot teams for missions like mapping or search-and-rescue in complex, unpredictable environments. Image:...
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New system cleans messy data tables automatically
MIT researchers have created a new system that automatically cleans “dirty data” — the typos, duplicates, missing values, misspellings, and inconsistencies dreaded by data analysts, data engineers, and...
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Twelve from MIT awarded 2021 Fulbright Fellowships
Top row: Abby Stein, Andrea Shinyoung Kim, Anjali Nambrath, Gretchen Eggers, Jenny Chan, Kevin Lujan Lee Bottom row: Laura Huang, Meghana Kamineni, Miki Hansen, Olivia Wynne Houck, Teis Jorgensen, Tony...
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The future of the IoT (batteries not required)
May 25, 2021Image courtesy of EveractiveDaniel de Wolff | MIT Startup ExchangeWhen Ben Calhoun and Dave Wentzloff co-founded Everactive in 2012, analysts and tech companies were forecasting a massive...
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MIT baseball coach uses sensors, motion capture technology to teach pitching
June 2, 2021Using motion capture technology in the MIT.nano Immersion Lab and wireless physiological sensors from the MIT Clinical Research Center (CRC), MIT pitching coach Todd Carroll analyzes...
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The potential of artificial intelligence to bring equity in health care
Conference speakers included (clockwise from top left) Bilal Mateen, Kadija Ferryman, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Regina Barzilay, Sharrelle Barber, T. Salewa Oseni, Collin Stultz, Irene Chen, and Najat Khan....
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Congratulations to the class of 2021!
Photo credit: Erwan Hesry, UnsplashThe Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is pleased to congratulate the graduating class of 2021, who have overcome an unprecedented year of...
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2021 MITx Prize winners build community on campus and across the globe
The 2021 MITx Prize winners (clockwise from top left): professors Jonathan Gruber, Andrew Lo, and Harvey Lodish; alumnus Shomesh Chaudhuri '14, '18; and graduate students Kate Koch and Zied Ben...
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Ragan-Kelley named ACM SIGGRAPH'S 2021 Significant New Researcher
June 10, 2021Rachel Gordon | CSAILMIT EECS professor Jonathan Ragan-Kelley received ACM SIGGRAPH'S 2021 Significant New Researcher Award, for his “outstanding contributions to systems and compilers in...
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Thirty-eight extraordinary MIT students named 2021 Burchard Scholars
A high percentage of the MIT students who receive Rhodes, Marshall, and other distinguished scholarships and fellowships are former Burchard Scholars.School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences |...
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A unique collaboration with US Special Operations Command
An online course developed in collaboration with USSOCOM, the MIT School of Engineering, and MIT Professional Education featured speakers on artificial intelligence applications and implications. Top...
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Developing drones to address pandemic-related challenges in Scandinavia
June 23, 2021Lars Erik Matsson Fagernæs, Bernhard Paus Græsdal, and Herman Øie Kolden (l-r) met in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during orientation for an MIT Professional Education program in 2019. In...
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Engineers create a programmable fiber
June 23, 2021MIT researchers have created the first fabric-fiber to have digital capabilities, ready to collect, store and analyze data using a neural network. Image: Anna Gitelson-Kahn. Photo by Roni...
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Training robots to manipulate soft and deformable objects
A new simulation environment, PlasticineLab, is designed to make robot learning more intuitive. Tasks like the ones pictured are designed to train agents to manipulate soft and deformable objects...
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STEM + humanities = a framework for understanding the world
Reflecting on her MIT education, graduating senior Natasha Joglekar says "Women's and Gender Studies helped give me a framework for understanding the world — in the same way my physics and math classes...
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QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2021-22
Image: Adam GlanzmanMIT News OfficeMIT has again been named the world’s top university by the QS World University Rankings, which were announced today. This is the 10th year in a row MIT has received...
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