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MIT Wants to make this a Better World

The $5 billion, said Reif, will enable a future where fundamental science unlocks new knowledge.

Habitable exoplanets?

Three Potentially Habitable Planets Found Only 40 Light Years Away

The third planet, the farthest from the star, might be entirely within the habitable zone.

Kinect

MIT Researchers Unveil 'Smartphone-Based Laser Rangefinder' for Self-Driving Vehicles

A team of researchers from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the U.S. have successfully developed a new infrared laser "depth-sensing system", using an ordinary smartphone paired with a low-cost laser.

Cybersecurity

MIT Unveils Polaris; New System Allows Web Pages to Load 34 Percent Faster

Now, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab in cooperation with Harvard developed a system known as Polaris. Researchers from the two prestigious universities claim that the system is capable of decreasing webpage loading times by as much as 34 percent.

A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that captures our learning abilities, enabling computers to recognize and draw simple visual concepts that are mostly indistinguishable from those created by humans.

New Aritifical Intelligence Can Now Learn Like Humans Do

Researchers developed a new AI algorithm that can help machines learn concepts and even visual ones, just like humans.

The researchers used structural knowledge of Cas9 to guide engineering of a highly specific genome-editing tool.

Gene Editing Now Safer and More Precise? New Technique Still Raises Ethical Concerns

A new CRISPR-Cas9 system that can edit human DNA more precisely and now safer still raises doubts in terms of ethical implications.

This rare mollusk has hundreds of eyes for armor, located all over its shell.

This Bizarre Mollusk Has Hundreds of Eyes on its Shell as Armor

New findings reveal how a rare mollusk possesses hundreds of eyes on its shell, made from the same material as its shell.

NASA,Humanoid Robot Valkyrie, MIT, Northeastern University, Mars

NASA Gives Humanoid Robot Valkyrie to MIT, Northeastern University to Develop for Space Missions on Mars

NASA is granting advanced Valkyrie prototype automations to two universities to conduct research. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Northeastern University in Boston are getting Valkyrie prototype as part of the program.

NASA awarded humanoid R5 robots to two universities to develop them for future Mars missions.

NASA Selects Two Universities to Develop Robots for Mars Mission

NASA awarded two humanoid R5 robots to MIT and Northeastern University to develop and build robots for the next Mars mission.

Ryan Chester

$400K Breakthrough Prize Goes to Teen, School for 7-Min Film on Relativity

18 year-old Ryan Chester, who created a quirky video explaining Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, won the inaugural 'Breakthrough Junior Challenge' on Sunday.

trike

The Future of Urban Transport is a Tricycle.

An electric-powered tricycle could help reduce over-crowding and pollution in major population centers such as China, Europe and the U.S.

Digital Skin

Engineers Develop a More Responsive 'Digital Skin' for Prosthetic Limbs

A team of Engineers from Stanford University have successfully developed a "digital skin," which is equipped with a sensor that sends electrical signals to the brain once it comes into contact with an object.

Structures of Cas9 endonucleases reveal RNA-mediated conformational activation.

UC Versus MIT: Patent Wars Over Gene Editing Tool CRISPR

UC and MIT are now involved over a legal dispute regarding the patent of CRISPR-Cas9 that can alter human genes and edit DNA.

MIT Reflection Removal

New Algorithm Eliminates Reflections From Digital Images

MIT researchers have developed a computer algorithm that can help photographers eliminate unnecessary reflections in digital images.

A Slocum glider, used by the MIT team, navigates underwater.

MIT Develops Star Trek Inspired Underwater Robots with Cognitive Control

Engineers from MIT developed a new system of AUVs that can perform high level tasks using cognitive abilities.

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