Electrical engineering and electronics

Medical devices powered by the ear itselfFor the first time, researchers power an implantable electronic device using an electrical potential — a natural battery — deep in the inner ear.

EECS celebrates the launch of SuperUROP

Predicting what topics will trend on TwitterA new algorithm predicts which Twitter topics will trend hours in advance and offers a new technique for analyzing data that fluctuate over time.

Mining physicians’ notes for medical insightsA new approach to algorithmically distinguishing words with multiple possible meanings could help find useful data in electronic medical records.

MIT's CSAIL launches new center to tackle the future of wireless and mobile technologiesWill address major technical challenges facing wireless field, bring together academia and industry

A novel ultracapacitorEnergy when and where you need it.

How cancer cells break free from tumorsNew MIT study identifies adhesion molecules key to cancer’s spread through the body.

What number is halfway between 1 and 9? Is it 5 — or 3?A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.

Oscillating microscopic beads could be key to biolab on a chipMIT team finds way to manipulate and measure magnetic particles without contact, potentially enabling multiple medical tests on a tiny device.

Automatic building mapping could help emergency respondersA prototype sensor array that can be worn on the chest automatically maps the wearer’s environment, recognizing movement between floors.

MIT’s place in the worldInaugural symposium addresses the Institute’s global engagement.

Del Alamo receives SRC 2012 Technical Excellence Award

Explained: Femtoseconds and attosecondsAs electronic and optical devices get ever faster, terms for ever-smaller increments of time are coming into wider use.

Watching electrons move at high speedNew MIT system allows femtosecond-resolution movie of electrons in a topological insulator, a promising new electronic material.

World-class musician Mark Stewart comes to the Glass LabIn a yearlong residency, the musician and instrument designer will build a glass orchestra with MIT students.

MIT's Man Vehicle Laboratory turns 50Celebrating anniversary with daylong symposium on Sept. 14

Leonard A. Gould, EECS emeritus professor, dies at 85Joined MIT faculty in 1953; studied control problems and dynamic modeling.

One-molecule-thick material has big advantagesMIT researchers produce complex electronic circuits from molybdenum disulfide, a material that could have many more applications.

Chandrakasan selected for 2013 IEEE Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits

New nanoparticles shrink tumors in miceParticles that shut off cancer genes could also allow researchers to screen potential drug targets more rapidly.

Graphene’s behavior depends on where it sitsNew findings show that the material beneath the thin carbon sheets determines how they react chemically and electrically.

Hu awarded IEEE Photonics Society achievement award

New router enhances the precision of woodworkingHandheld device precisely follows a digital plan with minimal guidance from a user.

Sana AudioPulse wins Mobile Health Challenge

Researchers build a toolbox for synthetic biologyEngineers design new proteins that can help control novel genetic circuits in cells.

Jackson’s ‘Dark Machines’ exhibit on display at MIT Museum