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New algorithm keeps drones from colliding in midair
Researchers create a trajectory-planning system that enables drones working together in the same airspace to always choose a safe path forward.
Strengthening trust in machine-learning models
Associate Professor Tamara Broderick and colleagues build a “taxonomy of trust” to identify where confidence in the results of a data analysis might break down.
A design tool to democratize the art of color-changing mosaics
Computational tool from MIT CSAIL enables color-changing cellulose-based designs for data visualization, education, fashion, and more.
Bob Metcalfe ’69 wins $1 million Turing Award
CSAIL research affiliate and MIT Corporation life member emeritus is honored with the “Nobel Prize of computing” for Ethernet invention.
Learning to grow machine-learning models
New LiGO technique accelerates training of large machine-learning models, reducing the monetary and environmental cost of developing AI applications.
A noted dean on the age of AI and the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and humans
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Dan Huttenlocher discusses the age of AI and the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and humans in a conversation on the 3 Takeaways podcast with host Lynn Thoman.
3D-printed revolving devices can sense how they are moving
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.
Resilient bug-sized robots keep flying even after wing damage
New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.
Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid
Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.
Python-based compiler achieves orders-of-magnitude speedups
Codon compiles Python code to run more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization and adaptation to various domains.
