System trains driverless cars in simulation before they hit the road

Using a photorealistic simulation engine, vehicles learn to drive in the real world and recover from near-crash scenarios.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
March 23, 2020 | mit
~9 mins   

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3Q: Collaborating with users to develop accessible designs

An MIT team discusses the pitfalls of “parachute research” and the importance of “sociotechnical” factors.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
March 13, 2020 | mit
~10 mins   

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Image: Susanna M. Hamilton, Broad Communications

Historic migration patterns are written in Americans' DNA

Genetic, geographic, and demographic data from more than 30,000 Americans reveal more genetic diversity within ancestry groups than previously thought.

Tom Ulrich | Broad Institute
March 5, 2020 | mit
~4 mins   

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Integrating electronics onto physical prototypes

In place of flat “breadboards,” 3D-printed CurveBoards enable easier testing of circuit design on electronics products.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
March 3, 2020 | mit
~8 mins   

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Protecting sensitive metadata so it can’t be used for surveillance

System ensures hackers eavesdropping on large networks can’t find out who’s communicating and when they’re doing so.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
Feb. 26, 2020 | mit
~8 mins   

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Image: courtesy of the Collins Lab at MIT

Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic

A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Feb. 20, 2020 | mit
~9 mins   

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Cryptographic “tag of everything” could protect the supply chain

Tiny, battery-free ID chip can authenticate nearly any product to help combat losses to counterfeiting.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
Feb. 20, 2020 | mit
~8 mins   

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Ryan L. Truby, MIT CSAIL

“Sensorized” skin helps soft robots find their bearings

Flexible sensors and an artificial intelligence model tell deformable robots how their bodies are positioned in a 3D environment.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
Feb. 12, 2020 | mit
~7 mins   

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Image: Christine Daniloff, MIT

Automated system can rewrite outdated sentences in Wikipedia articles

Text-generating tool pinpoints and replaces specific information in sentences while retaining humanlike grammar and style.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
Feb. 12, 2020 | mit
~10 mins   

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Giving cryptocurrency users more bang for their buck

Routing scheme boosts efficiency in networks that help speed up blockchain transactions.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office
Jan. 30, 2020 | mit
~8 mins   

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