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Driverless-Vehicle Options Now Include Scooters
Researchers have developed an autonomous mobility scooter using the same sensor configuration and software used in previous trials of autonomous cars and golf carts...
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Making Computers Explain Themselves
Researchers have developed a method for training neural networks so they provide not only predictions and classifications, but also rationales for their decisions...
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Finding Patterns in Corrupted Data
A new set of algorithms developed is capable of efficiently model-fitting probability distributions to high-dimensional data.
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Making It Easier to Collaborate on Code
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed an interface that addresses many of the core problems of the powerful open source tool Git.
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Electric Motors Find New Roles in Robots, Ships, Cars, and Microgrids
About 40% of electric power generated is used to drive motors, and that figure is expected to grow.
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Automating Big-Data Analysis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed an approach to automating most of the process of big data analysis.
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Algorithm Connects Students to the Most Interesting Person They've Never Met
MIT graduate students Mohammad Ghassemi and Tuka Al-Hanai began MIT Connect, a platform that matches participants for face-to-face lunch meetings based on background...
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3D-Printed Robots With Shock-Absorbing Skins
Researchers have developed a new technique for three-dimensionally printing soft materials.
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Students' Web App Seeks to Simplify, Modernize Voter Registration
Votemate is a new Web application that could make it easier for people to confirm they are registered to vote.
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Automated Screening For Childhood Communication Disorders
Researchers have used machine learning to develop a computer system that can automatically screen young children for speech and language disorders.
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An Autonomous Fleet For Amsterdam
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has partnered with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions to test a fleet of autonomous boats.
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Media Lab Conference Addresses Gender Bias, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith has called for a push against implicit gender bias and for greater diversity and racial equity in technology disciplines...
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Faster Parallel Computing
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a new programming language.
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Judging a Book Through Its Cover
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers and colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology are designing an imaging system that can read closed books...
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How Machine Learning Can Help With Voice Disorders
A new diagnostic approach using machine learning could help detect speech disorders exacerbated by vocal misuse.
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Inferring rban Travel Patterns From Cellphone Data
A new computational system can use cellphone location data to infer urban mobility patterns.
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sing Light to Control Genome Editing
Researchers have added a new technique to the CRISPR genome-editing system that lets scientists control when and where gene editing occurs by using ultraviolet...
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Toward Practical Quantum Computers
Researchers have taken a step toward practical quantum computing with a prototype chip that traps ions in an electric field and directs laser light at each of them...
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What's Wasting Power at Home? Ask Your App!
New technology could make it much easier for consumers to accurately determine how much power is being consumed by each device in their home.
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