A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency

Design reduces by 99 percent the data users need to join the network and verify transactions.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 23, 2019 ~9 min

Fortifying the future of cryptography

Vinod Vaikuntanathan aims to improve encryption in a world with growing applications and evolving adversaries.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 16, 2019 ~8 min


Democratizing data science

Tool for nonstatisticians automatically generates models that glean insights from complex datasets.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 15, 2019 ~9 min

Customizing computer-aided design

System breaks down complex designs into easily modifiable shapes for custom manufacturing and 3-D printing.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 2, 2019 ~8 min

Why some Wikipedia disputes go unresolved

Study identifies reasons for unsettled editing disagreements and offers predictive tools that could improve deliberation.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 6, 2018 ~9 min

Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers

System allows drones to cooperatively explore terrain under thick forest canopies where GPS signals are unreliable.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 1, 2018 ~7 min

Machines that learn language more like kids do

Computer model could improve human-machine interaction, provide insight into how children learn language.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 31, 2018 ~9 min

Model paves way for faster, more efficient translations of more languages

New system may open up the world’s roughly 7,000 spoken languages to computer-based translation.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 30, 2018 ~7 min


Cryptographic protocol enables greater collaboration in drug discovery

Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 18, 2018 ~8 min

A step toward personalized, automated smart homes

System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 17, 2018 ~9 min

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