Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems alumnus and CSAIL lecturer Jehangir Amjad uses statistical methods to predict likely outcomes with limited data. | Continue reading
Model extracts granular behavioral patterns from transaction data to more accurately flag suspicious activity. | Continue reading
Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions. | Continue reading
Machine learning system efficiently recognizes activities by observing how objects change in only a few key frames. | Continue reading
Researchers identify an essential protein that helps enzymes relax overtwisted DNA so each strand can be copied during cell division. | Continue reading
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
Model from MIT Lincoln Laboratory Intelligence and Decision Technologies Group sets a new standard for understanding how a neural network makes decisions. | Continue reading
MIT-developed tool improves automated image vectorization, saving digital artists time and effort. | Continue reading
Adaptable Interpretable Machine Learning project is redesigning machine learning models so humans can understand what computers are thinking. | Continue reading
Scientists find a theoretical optical device may have uses in quantum computing. | Continue reading
Neural network learns speech patterns that predict depression in clinical interviews. | Continue reading
MIT researchers develop inexpensive way to perform full lifecycle analysis of design choices as buildings are being planned. | Continue reading
Department of Energy funds Plasma Science and Fusion Center to advance fusion studies on the world’s largest stellarator. | Continue reading
Findings suggest new policy models and cost-cutting technologies could help nuclear play vital role in climate solutions. | Continue reading
“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
Passive solar-powered system could prevent freezing on airplanes, wind turbines, powerlines, and other surfaces. | Continue reading
Technique could be used to scale-up self-assembled materials for use as optical sensors, color displays, and light-guided electronics. | Continue reading
Study finds lost revenue can be millions of dollars annually, suggests ways to quantify haze-related reductions in solar panel output. | Continue reading
Matthew Vander Heiden seeks new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism. | Continue reading
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
Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.” | Continue reading
Novel combination of two encryption techniques protects private data, while keeping neural networks running quickly. | Continue reading
In a novel system developed by MIT researchers, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne receiver. | Continue reading
Neural plasticity and arbor growth decline with age, study in mice shows. | Continue reading
Screen of human proteins reveals some with antimicrobial power. | Continue reading
Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet. | Continue reading
Bright light from black hole in a feeding frenzy had been obscuring surrounding galaxies. | Continue reading
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
MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere. | Continue reading
Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making. | Continue reading
MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood. | Continue reading
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass. | Continue reading
Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies. | Continue reading
New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa. | Continue reading
Novel chip keeps time using the constant, measurable rotation of molecules as a timing reference. | Continue reading
PhD student Richard Fineman is using wearable sensors to understand coordination and walking — and next-generation spacesuit design. | Continue reading
Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel. | Continue reading
Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead. | Continue reading
Computer scientists find that physicians’ “gut feelings” influence how many tests they order for patients. | Continue reading
Six brain regions participate in a more blended way than has been appreciated. | Continue reading
New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming. | Continue reading
Results may help identify ancient climates on Earth or other planets. | Continue reading
Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond. | Continue reading
If integrated into adaptive cruise-control systems, a new algorithm could mitigate the type of freeway backup that seems to occur for no reason. | Continue reading
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power. | Continue reading
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices. | Continue reading
Study finds engaging young children in conversation is more important for brain development than “dumping words” on them. | Continue reading