How three MIT students fooled the world of scientific journals (2015)

A decade later, CSAIL alumni reflect on their paper generator and reveal a new fake-conference project. | Continue reading


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A new way to manufacture biopharmaceuticals on demand

System can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs. | Continue reading


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The Committee on Animal Care Solicits Feedback

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Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions

Experiments show shifting ripple patterns can signal times of environmental flux. | Continue reading


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Split-second data mapping

New type of database-analytics platform queries and maps billions of data points in milliseconds. | Continue reading


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Software finds the best way to stick a Mars landing

Program users can tinker with landing and path planning scenarios to identify optimal landing sites for Mars rovers. | Continue reading


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Machine-learning system tackles speech and object recognition, all at once

Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions. | Continue reading


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A big new home for the ultrasmall

MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements. | Continue reading


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MIT uses brain-inspired technique for recognizing partially obscured objects

Advances in computer vision inspired by human physiological and anatomical constraints are improving pattern completion in machines. | Continue reading


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A game changer takes on cricket’s statistical problem

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems alumnus and CSAIL lecturer Jehangir Amjad uses statistical methods to predict likely outcomes with limited data. | Continue reading


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Reducing false positives in credit card fraud detection

Model extracts granular behavioral patterns from transaction data to more accurately flag suspicious activity. | Continue reading


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Machine-learning system tackles speech and object recognition, all at once

Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions. | Continue reading


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Helping computers fill in the gaps between video frames

Machine learning system efficiently recognizes activities by observing how objects change in only a few key frames. | Continue reading


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Detangling DNA replication

Researchers identify an essential protein that helps enzymes relax overtwisted DNA so each strand can be copied during cell division. | Continue reading


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MIT Robots can now pick up any object after inspecting it

Breakthrough CSAIL system suggests robots could one day be able to see well enough to be useful in people’s homes and offices. | Continue reading


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Artificial intelligence system uses transparent, human-like reasoning

Model from MIT Lincoln Laboratory Intelligence and Decision Technologies Group sets a new standard for understanding how a neural network makes decisions. | Continue reading


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Vectorization of Line Drawings via PolyVector Fields

MIT-developed tool improves automated image vectorization, saving digital artists time and effort. | Continue reading


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Taking machine thinking out of the black box

Adaptable Interpretable Machine Learning project is redesigning machine learning models so humans can understand what computers are thinking. | Continue reading


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Fish-eye lens may entangle pairs of atoms

Scientists find a theoretical optical device may have uses in quantum computing. | Continue reading


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Model can more naturally detect depression in conversations

Neural network learns speech patterns that predict depression in clinical interviews. | Continue reading


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Software tool could help architects design efficient buildings

MIT researchers develop inexpensive way to perform full lifecycle analysis of design choices as buildings are being planned. | Continue reading


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MIT fusion collaboration receives renewed funding

Department of Energy funds Plasma Science and Fusion Center to advance fusion studies on the world’s largest stellarator. | Continue reading


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MIT Energy Initiative study reports on the future of nuclear energy

Findings suggest new policy models and cost-cutting technologies could help nuclear play vital role in climate solutions. | Continue reading


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MIT's Muriel Médard on the world-altering rise of 5G

“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.” | Continue reading


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A new way to remove ice buildup without power or chemicals

Passive solar-powered system could prevent freezing on airplanes, wind turbines, powerlines, and other surfaces. | Continue reading


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MIT researchers 3-D print colloidal crystals

Technique could be used to scale-up self-assembled materials for use as optical sensors, color displays, and light-guided electronics. | Continue reading


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Air pollution can put a dent in solar power

Study finds lost revenue can be millions of dollars annually, suggests ways to quantify haze-related reductions in solar panel output. | Continue reading


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Exploring cancer metabolism

Matthew Vander Heiden seeks new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism. | Continue reading


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MIT-created programming language Julia 1.0 debuts

The dynamic programming language, which is free and open source, combines the speed and popular features of the best scientific and technical software. | Continue reading


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Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement

Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.” | Continue reading


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More efficient security for cloud-based machine learning – MIT News

Novel combination of two encryption techniques protects private data, while keeping neural networks running quickly. | Continue reading


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Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier

In a novel system developed by MIT researchers, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne receiver. | Continue reading


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Fluoxetine (Prozac) restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons

Neural plasticity and arbor growth decline with age, study in mice shows. | Continue reading


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Biological engineers discover new antibiotic candidates

Screen of human proteins reveals some with antimicrobial power. | Continue reading


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Investigating Earth’s earliest life

Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet. | Continue reading


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Sprawling galaxy cluster found hiding in plain sight

Bright light from black hole in a feeding frenzy had been obscuring surrounding galaxies. | Continue reading


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MIT mathematicians solve age-old spaghetti mystery

It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done. | Continue reading


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3Q: A bold mission to touch the sun

MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere. | Continue reading


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Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism

Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making. | Continue reading


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Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable construction

MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood. | Continue reading


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Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a chip bag filmed through glass

Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass. | Continue reading


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Music as a gateway to shared humanity

Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies. | Continue reading


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How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly

New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa. | Continue reading


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MIT Molecular clock could greatly improve smartphone navigation

Novel chip keeps time using the constant, measurable rotation of molecules as a timing reference. | Continue reading


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Featured video: If the spacesuit fits

PhD student Richard Fineman is using wearable sensors to understand coordination and walking — and next-generation spacesuit design. | Continue reading


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Helping computers perceive human emotions – MIT News

Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel. | Continue reading


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3Q: Richard Milner on a new U.S. particle accelerator

Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead. | Continue reading


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Environmental regulation in a polarized culture

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