Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Marvin Minsky, AI Pioneer, Dies at 88
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Marvin Minsky, AI Pioneer, Dies at 88

The MIT professor invented vital research equipment and consulted on Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
Timothy J. Seppala | 2 min read
MIT Researchers Built a Chip That Could Bring Night Vision to Cars, Phones

MIT Researchers Built a Chip That Could Bring Night Vision to Cars, Phones

New graphene-based sensors could one day be integrated into car windshields and other everyday products.
Steve Dent | 2 min read
This New Invention Could Get That Last Drop of Toothpaste Out of the Tube

This New Invention Could Get That Last Drop of Toothpaste Out of the Tube

At MIT, scientists have created a coating that will turn the inside of almost any package into a non-stick surface.
Carly Okyle | 3 min read
Why Twitter Is Handing Over Your Tweets to MIT

Why Twitter Is Handing Over Your Tweets to MIT

MIT's Laboratory for Social Machines now has access to every public tweet ever made...for research, of course.
Carly Okyle | 2 min read

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