First Images From Project 1640
After six years of development, Project 1640 is underway and using new technology on the Palomar Observatory’s 200-inch Hale telescope near San Diego, California to…
Software News
New MIT Software Solves Many of SSH’s Problems
Designed by researchers at MIT and freely available on a number of different websites, the remote-login program called Mosh solves many of SSH’s problems. The…
New Programming System Could Help Prevent Information Leaks
Developed by computer scientists, Aeolus is a new programming system that could help prevent inadvertent information leaks by automatically keeping track of users’ data-access privileges….
Computerized System Recognizes Smiles of Delight and Frustration
Engineers at MIT have created a computer program that can differentiate smiles of delight and frustration in human faces. Their goal is to help people…
Mathematical Framework Formalizes Loop Perforation Technique
As computer scientists continue to look for ways to enhance performance, Martin Rinard and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory hope their technique of loop perforation, speeding…
Berkeley Lab Software to Optimize Jail Microgrid
Residents of northern California won’t have to worry about prisoners escaping from the Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail in the event of a major earthquake….
New Software to Guide Autonomous Planes by Hand Gestures
Using an algorithm that infers body position and the shapes of the subjects’ hands, MIT engineers are working on software that could eventually help aircraft-carrier…
Software Simulator Can Provide “Cycle-Accurate” Simulation of a Chip with 1,000 Cores
As manufacturers continue to increase their chip performance by increasing the number of cores they contain, the risk of failure and faulty design issues also…
Software Predicts Optimal Path for Automated Underwater Vehicles
By using a mathematical procedure developed by a team of engineers at MIT, new software can optimize path planning for automated underwater vehicles (AUVs), even…
New Software Simplifies 3D Animations
New software for creating advanced 3D characters like those seen in blockbuster films will allow inexperienced users a chance to create their own movie magic….