A new tool to investigate bacteria behind hospital infections
Scalable CRISPRi system from SMART allows scientists to identify and tackle causes of E. faecalis-related diseases and drug resistance.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Fabricating fully functional drones
CSAIL's “LaserFactory” system automates the full process for making functional devices in one system.
Byte-sized learning
2021 IAP offerings from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ranged from the playful to the profound.
Scientists as engaged citizens
In a new MIT class, students explore how STEM researchers bring their knowledge to major societal issues.
Epigenomic map reveals circuitry of 30,000 human disease regions
Analysis reveals genetic control elements that are linked to hundreds of human traits.
“I know what you bought at Chipotle”
A new algorithm offers insights into consumer spending by identifying what someone purchased from only the bill total.
Faster tracking of treatment responses
Biological sensors developed by MIT spinout Glympse Bio could help clinicians make decisions for individual patients.
Robust artificial intelligence tools to predict future cancer
Researchers created a risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across datasets from US, Europe, and Asia.
MIT convenes influential industry leaders in the fight against climate change
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium launches with 13 company members to work with MIT on innovation in climate and sustainability.
“Liquid” machine-learning system adapts to changing conditions
The new type of neural network could aid decision making in autonomous driving and medical diagnosis.
How chess plays out at MIT
For decades, experts at the Institute have been shaping the future of the game.
Nanosatellite thruster emits pure ions
Study is first demonstration of a fully 3D-printed thruster using pure ion emission for propulsion.
3 Questions: Thomas Malone and Daniela Rus on how AI will change work
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future releases research brief "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work."
Designing customized “brains” for robots
A new system devises hardware architectures to hasten robots’ response time.
Three MIT faculty elected 2020 ACM Fellows
Association for Computing Machinery honors Anantha Chandrakasan, Alan Edelman, and Samuel Madden for work that underpins contemporary computing.