Computing

Indyk and Katabi win top ACM honorsProfessors recognized for their contributions to computer science

Research update: Multiple steps toward the ‘quantum singularity’Over three days in December, four research groups announced progress on a quantum-computing proposal made two years ago by MIT researchers.

Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistorNew design for a basic component of all computer chips boasts the highest ‘carrier mobility’ yet measured.

Life in BASICNick Montfort and colleagues examine cultural significance of computer code in new book.

MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetismExperiments demonstrate ‘quantum spin liquid,’ which could have applications in new computer memory storage.

Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon’s dominanceMIT researchers develop the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built.

Proving quantum computers feasibleWith a new contribution to probability theory, researchers show that relatively simple physical systems could yield powerful quantum computers.

IS&T recommends community members wait to migrate to Windows 8IS&T is making Windows 8 Enterprise available for early adopters, but strongly recommends delaying the transition.

Bits of buildings: How is computing changing the architect’s job?In a new book, an MIT researcher looks at the influence of high-tech simulations on the profession of architecture.

Lynch named Athena LecturerProfessor honored for advances in distributed systems that enable dependable Internet and wireless network applications.

Important step toward computing with lightResearch at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.

Clearing the decksA new planning tool helps direct traffic on aircraft carriers.

Institute teams dominate Clean Energy PrizeInstitute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.

Information AgeAs part of MIT’s 150th-birthday celebration, computer science luminaries — many from MIT's faculty — gathered on campus for a two-day symposium.

Breaking bottlenecksA new algorithm enables much faster dissemination of information through self-organizing networks with a few scattered choke points.

The surprising usefulness of sloppy arithmeticA computer chip that performs imprecise calculations could process some types of data thousands of times more efficiently than existing chips.

Slideshow: President Hockfield in ChinaShe meets with leaders of government, business and academia -- as well as MIT alumni -- during stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei.

New book, 'Bright Boys,' chronicles MIT’s pioneering of IT ageForeword by Professor Emeritus Jay Forrester shares insight on team’s early work

Machines that learn betterNew math will make it much easier to build machine-learning systems that tackle a wider range of problems.

Explained: Monte Carlo simulationsMathematical technique lets scientists make estimates in a probabilistic world

Seeing the forest for the treesObject recognition systems that break images into ever smaller parts should be much more efficient and may shed light on how the brain works.

A grand unified theory of AIA new approach unites two prevailing but often opposed strains in the history of artificial-intelligence research.

Update on planning for high-performance computing centerConsortium members report 'considerable progress' in several aspects of project in Holyoke, Mass.

IS&T releases new version of TSM backup clientTSM 6.1 supports Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7.

At Davos, MIT faculty discuss the nature of intelligenceVideos available of professors' presentations at World Economic Forum

Selling chip makers on optical computingBy designing chips that can be built using existing fabrication processes, MIT researchers show that computing with light isn’t so far fetched.

Turning heat to electricityMIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.