The Codon compiler, from a team led by researchers from MIT CSAIL, allows developers to create new domain-specific languages
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Logistics data on neighborhoods in several world cities is available online in an open-access pool of information that is graphically represented on city maps. MIT News From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2013
In May 2009, the Mars rover Spirit cracked through a crusty layer of Martian topsoil, sinking into softer underlying sand.MIT News Office From ACM News | September 9, 2013
A new mapping algorithm that creates real-time, detailed three-dimensional maps of indoor and outdoor environments. MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 30, 2013
The phenomenon of false memory has been well-documented: In many court cases, defendants have been found guilty based on testimony from witnesses and victims who...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 26, 2013
Earlier this year, MIT researchers developed a way to easily and efficiently edit the genomes of living cells. Now, the researchers have discovered key factors...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 24, 2013
In a pair of recent papers, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have demonstrated that, for a few specific tasks, it's...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 17, 2013
The comic-book hero Superman uses his X-ray vision to spot bad guys lurking behind walls and other objects.MIT News Office From ACM News | June 28, 2013
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a new algorithm that can accurately measure the heart rates of people...MIT News Office From ACM News | June 21, 2013
Researchers have developed a system that helps users transform a regular camera into a light-field camera that can record high-resolution, multiview images. MIT News From ACM TechNews | June 20, 2013
One of the many promising applications of quantum mechanics in the information sciences is quantum key distribution (QKD) in which the counterintuitive behavior...MIT News Office From ACM News | May 22, 2013
The SLOOP software system is designed to automate part of the process of matching images of animals in massive catalogs. MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 6, 2013
Researchers are developing robotic systems that can negotiate with people to determine the best way to achieve their goals.MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 3, 2013
MIT's Imaging Group is studying the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to identify chemical compounds.MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 24, 2013
A new model of the structure of the protein most commonly associated with Parkinson's disease could lead to a new way to treat the disease. MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2013
Modern medicine is largely based on treating patients with "small-molecule" drugs, which include pain relievers like aspirin and antibiotics such as penicillin.MIT News Office From ACM News | March 11, 2013
Many commercial robotic arms perform what roboticists call "pick and place" tasks: The arm picks up an object in one location and places it in another.MIT News Office From ACM News | March 1, 2013
A new high-efficiency video coding (HEVC) chip demonstrates that implementing HEVC algorithms in silicon chips is possible. MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2013
The device doesn't look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer.MIT News Office From ACM News | December 5, 2012
Twitter's home page features a regularly updated list of topics that are "trending," meaning that tweets about them have suddenly exploded in volume.MIT News Office From ACM News | November 2, 2012