Electrical engineering and electronics

Agarwal named CSAIL directorSucceeds Zue to lead the Institute’s largest interdisciplinary lab

Chandrakasan named head of electrical engineering and computer scienceSucceeds Grimson as leader of MIT's largest academic department

Protecting medical implants from attackA new system would jam wireless signals sent to medical implants by unauthorized users.

Honing household helpersMIT computer scientists work toward improving robots’ ability to plan and perform complex actions, domestically and elsewhere.

What makes an image memorable?Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.

Spinning new materials in a threadNew technique could enable creation of a variety of fiber-based electronic and photonic devices.

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

Speeding swarms of sensor robotsA new algorithm ensures that robotic environmental sensors will be able to focus on areas of interest without giving other areas short shrift.

Jerome Lettvin, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 91Dynamic cognitive scientist made key contributions to neurophysiology and vision science.

Amar Bose ’51 makes stock donation to MITBose Corporation will remain private and independent; dividends will sustain and advance MIT’s mission.

Meet the 2011 Kambourides FellowEECS graduate student Yi-Chieh Wu has been awarded the Kambourides Fellowship in Computational Engineering

Demaine’s artwork selected for Smithsonian exhibitPart of the 40 Under 40: Craft Futures exhibition, which will run starting in 2012.

Energy Initiative announces new seed grant awardsMore than $2 million awarded to 14 projects

Turning windows into powerplantsNew technology from MIT could enable a building’s windows to generate power, without blocking the view.

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.

Two current students, three alumni win Soros fellowships

A celebration of women in science and engineeringSymposium highlights the work and accomplishments of women at MIT and beyond.

The birth of electrical engineeringThe creation of the first electrical-engineering curriculum may have said as much about MIT’s educational philosophy as it did about the pace of innovation.

Four professors named MacVicar fellowsSanyal, Schuh, Verghese and Winston honored for undergraduate teaching excellence

A difference makerVannevar Bush PhD ’16, a unique figure in American history, transformed his country’s scientific establishment during its wartime hour of need.

Professor Eric Grimson named next chancellorCurrent head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to succeed Phillip L. Clay.

Kenneth Olsen, MIT Corporation life member emeritus, dies at 84Institute alum, computer pioneer was co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp.

New way to grow microwiresResearchers find simple, inexpensive method to produce silicon wires for sensors, batteries and solar cells.

Boning to serve as director of the MIT Masdar ProgramProfessor, associate head of EECS succeeds Moavenzadeh as head of the program.

Donald Troxel, longtime EECS professor, dies at 76Taught MIT's 6.111 course for many years

New hope for terahertzA laser that generates terahertz rays — which can detect explosives — operates at higher temperatures than some thought possible.

Five from MIT elected fellows of the American Physical Society

Collective memoryAn MIT project provides a way to preserve information in constantly changing networks, without resorting to a shared server.