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Apple, Google Work Together On ‘Private’ Coronavirus Tracing Tech

Tech giants propose anonymous Bluetooth tech to alert users when they have come into contact with someone who has tested…

5 years ago

Researchers Use AI To Find New Type Of Antibiotic

MIT researchers use machine learning to pinpoint molecule capable of killing drug-resistant bacteria in approach said to usher in a…

5 years ago

MIT’s ‘Gen’ Aims To Make AI Techniques More Accessible

Researchers aim for a system similar to Google's TensorFlow, but with the flexibility to bring in a broader gamut of…

5 years ago

MIT Cancels Huawei, ZTE Research Projects

One of the world’s top universities cuts its research ties with Huawei and ZTE, due to federal investigations

6 years ago

MIT Helping To Define New Model To Restore Trust In Cyber-Security

At the SecTor security conference, an MIT futurist details an open-source effort that aims to restore trust and improve data…

7 years ago

MIT Researchers Create Super Strong, Yet Light Material Using Graphene

Ten times stronger than steel but still light. Researchers blend flakes of graphene for new super tough material

8 years ago

MIT Uses Terahertz Radiation And Sophisticated Algorithms To Read A Book Through Its Cover

The prototype system heralds the potential future for computational imaging technologies

8 years ago

MIT Reseachers Propose Faster Wi-Fi With MegaMIMO

Bandwidth breakthrough? Boffins in the US reckon new tech can increase wireless data-transfer speed by 330 percent

8 years ago

Researchers Tout Coal As Key Element In Future Electronics

As world moves away from burning coal, US scientists develop way to make electronics from the fossil fuel

9 years ago

Chronos Wi-Fi System Tracks Users’ Position Within Centimetres

MIT's 'Chronos' positioning system relies on a novel technique that works with a single commodity access point

9 years ago

Ditch Traffic Lights In Favour Of Connected Cars, Say Researchers

MIT researchers claim communicating vehicles would ease through intersections far more efficiently

9 years ago

Chrome Extension Allows Users To Share Browsing History With Friends And Public

MIT researchers build web history-sharing platform to learn more about browsing habits and give users an idea of what information…

9 years ago

These ‘Hack-Proof’ RFID Chips Could Stop Your Cash Being Stolen

MIT researchers have created RFID chips, which they believe will vastly improve security of credit cards, key cards and warehouse…

9 years ago

Researchers Invent Automated Software Patching Technique

MIT researchers say their machine-learning technique achieves results 10 times better than previous automated methods

9 years ago

These Ultrathin Chips Could Lead To Super-Efficient Computers

Ultra thin laptops of the future could become a lot thinner, after MIT breakthrough with chip construction

9 years ago

Volkswagen’s Emissions Software Cheat ‘Will Cause 60 Premature Deaths’

An MIT study suggests a swift vehicle recall by Volkswagen would avoid 130 early deaths, though

9 years ago

The ‘New Silicon’ That Could Drastically Cut Data Centre Power Consumption

Gallium nitride semiconductors aim to reduce data centre and consumer electronics power consumption by 20 percent by 2025

9 years ago

MIT Researchers Program Bacteria For Gut Biosensors

Genetically engineered bacteria could help detect and treat digestive-system diseases, said MIT

9 years ago

MIT System Automatically Repairs Security Bugs In Code

The CodePhage research system solves crashes by 'grafting' security checks from a 'donor' program

9 years ago

MIT Develops Solar-Powered Sensor To Keep IoT Data Flowing

Researchers invent solar-powered sensors to harness Internet of Things potential

9 years ago

MIT Boffins Reveal Groundbreaking Integer Overflow Debugger

New algorithm can identify integer overflows, one of the most widely encountered bugs in computer programs

10 years ago

MIT Develops Picowatt Radio Chip For Internet Of Things

University releases new research that could help alleviate the vampiric thirst of connected devices for power

10 years ago

Energy Leaks Detected By Thermal ‘Sniffer’ Cars

Cars equipped with thermal-imaging equipment can now detect energy leaks of buildings and homes

10 years ago

MIT Lands Major Cyber-Security Funding Injection

American academic centres land the largest ever private funding deal for cyber-security research

10 years ago

Scientists Develop Safer Child-Friendly Battery Coating

Scientists invent coating to prevent visits to hospital A&E departments due to battery ingestion

10 years ago

Twitter Funds MIT Research For Social Data Analysis

Twitter to hand over millions of dollars and all of its Tweets to American university researchers for social data study

10 years ago

Anonymous Hits MIT Site On Anniversary Of Aaron Swartz’ Death

A year on from Aaron Swartz's suicide, hacktivist group hits MIT again

11 years ago

MIT Was ‘Neutral’ In Aaron Swartz Case

Internet activist's former parter labels the report a "whitewash"

11 years ago

Aaron Swartz Prosecution Team Threatened And Harassed

US court filing reveals impact Swartz’s suicide had on prosecution

12 years ago

Researchers Identify Mobile Users Through Anonymous Location Data

Anonymised location data? There’s no such thing

12 years ago