New computer chips developed at MIT could make electronics faster and more efficient: The low-cost, scalable approach can seamlessly integrate high-performance gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip, advancing next-generation communication systems.
A faculty member since 1994, Chandrakasan has also served as dean of engineering and MIT’s inaugural chief innovation and strategy officer, among other roles.
A study shows humans flexibly deploy different reasoning strategies to tackle challenging mental tasks — offering insights for building machines that think more like us.
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The arid air of Death Valley may actually be a valuable water source // New Scientist
MIT researchers engineered a power-free, water-collecting device that extracted a glass of clean water from the air in Death Valley, California, suggesting that “the device could provide the vital resource to arid regions.”
Meet the MIT engineer who invented an AI-powered way to restore art // Nature
“My hope is that conservators around the planet will be able to use these techniques to restore paintings that have never been seen by the general public,” says graduate student Alex Kachkine.
MIT names Professor Anantha Chandrakasan as new provost // Press Trust of India
Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering and MIT’s chief innovation and strategy officer, has been named the Institute’s new provost.
If people don’t find it crazy, I’ll be rather disappointed. Because if an idea doesn’t sound crazy at the beginning, it probably isn’t as revolutionary as you think. Fortunately, most people think I’m crazy on this one.
—Professor Yet-Ming Chiang on his team’s sodium metal fuel cell, which may help in cleaning up the transportation sector
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