Researchers found the problem of solving a level in the "Super Mario Brothers" video game is as challenging as the most vexing problems in the PSPACE complexity...MIT News From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2016
Researchers have moved closer to enabling symbolic execution of applications written via programming frameworks. MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 25, 2016
Researchers have demonstrated that snoopers armed with little sophisticated technology can expose the home and workplace addresses of Twitter users. MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2016
Researchers have demonstrated an origami robot that can unfold from a ingestible capsule and use external magnetic fields to navigate across the stomach wall.MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2016
Three studies have found tablet use effective in improving performance on standardized tests of reading preparedness by children in economically disadvantaged countries...MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2016
A course in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory aimed to create a fleet of duckie-adorned self-driving...MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2016
Planning algorithms for teams of robots fall into two categories: centralized algorithms, in which a single computer makes decisions for the whole team, and decentralized...MIT News Office From ACM News | April 21, 2016
Researchers have developed "printable hydraulics," a technique for three-dimensional printing of robots involving simultaneously printing solid and liquid materials...MIT News From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2016
The new Eyebrowse system enables Web users to share self-selected aspects of their online activity with their friends and the general public. MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 7, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have modified an algorithm for processing three-dimensional camera data, with power conservation in mind. MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 4, 2016
Neil Gershenfeld, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Bits and Atoms, discusses the growth and impact of the Fab Lab project. MIT News From ACM TechNews | January 7, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have unveiled an untraceable text-messaging system designed to foil even the most powerful adversaries.MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2015
Anonymity networks, which sit on top of the public Internet, are designed to conceal people’s Web-browsing habits from prying eyes.MIT News Office From ACM News | December 7, 2015
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is home to one of two university research groups to receive a 6-foot, 290-pound humanoid robot. MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2015
The new RF Capture technology can pick up wireless reflections off the human body to visualize the silhouette of a person concealed behind a wall. MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 2, 2015
The inability to practically apply indistinguishability obfuscation to deliver secure cryptography may be mitigated with an efficient method for functional encryption...MIT News From ACM TechNews | October 28, 2015
The dream of full automation is outdated and does not lead to the best outcomes, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor David Mindell.MIT News From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are developing a computer system that uses multiple types of data to help predict the effects of disease on brain...MIT News From ACM TechNews | October 7, 2015