Emerging Technologies
This device lets you talk to your computer - without saying a word
MIT researchers have developed the interface that transcribes words, without you speaking them aloud.
Larry Hardesty is a guest contributor at MIT News.
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AI facial recognition works better for white skin - because it's being trained that way
An examination of facial-analysis software much higher error rates for women and darker skin.
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The machine that's learning to mimic your brain
MIT reseachers have developed a new computational model of facial recognition.
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Asking computers to explain their decisions
MIT researchers have developed a method for training neural networks to provide rationales for their decisions.
What does a black hole look like?
Researchers have developed an algorithm that could produce images of the first black hole.
Education and Skills
Could technology teach literacy in the poorest areas?
A long-term project providing students from the poorest areas in Africa and the US with tablets has shown promising results.
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Could this algorithm help robots work in teams?
MIT scientists have created an algorithm to help robots avoid collisions with people and moving objects.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Could this make quantum computing more practical?
Scientists have developed a feedback control system with diamond 'qubits' enabling a quantum to stay in superposition far longer.
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What is an optical brush?
Scientists have developed a new imaging process using optical fibres.
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This breakthrough could help humans and robots to work together in rescue teams
A new system could help prevent robots from overwhelming human teammates with information.
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This computer chip can perform powerful artificial-intelligence tasks
Advance could enable mobile devices to implement “neural networks” modeled on the human brain.
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This 3D camera could help the blind navigate
Researchers have designed a low-power chip to process the data from a 3D camera to help the blind navigate.
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Could this system fix all open-source computing difficulties?
A machine-learning system developed by MIT scientists can recognize correct code 10 times faster than predecessors.
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Could this lead to more efficient computers?
Scientists have developed a way of depositing different materials in a single chip layer.
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How self-stacking components are helping make computer chips smaller
Polymer nanowires that assemble in perpendicular layers could offer route to tinier chip components.