In the spirit of Father's Day, I'm guessing everyone has probably heard the phrase "it's not what you say; it's how you say it." Well, MIT is actually applying that concept to a new automated program that rates your body language as you talk to someone.
Education is already accessible online. Now it's going open source too.
Arctic Sand raises $9.6 to commercialize power-saving technology for computer chips.
The hacktivist group Anonymous defaced the web site of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for its role in the events that led to the suicide of online activist Aaron Swartz.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have created the smallest transistor yet from a material that could one day replace silicon in semiconductor chips.
Silicon has ruled for decades. But the team at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories …
“Many of us will live to see the day where we have physical, non-human colleagues,” says Matt Beane, a researcher at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and he doesn’t mean the office dog. Beane’s research addresses what he calls “The Avatar Economy”, where remote workers operate robots.
Affectiva absorbed $12 million in a third round of investment for its emotion measurement technology that helps brands and businesses gain insight about their consumers.
The company’s flagship products are Affdex, an automated facial coding platform, and Q Sensor, a …
Liquid Metal Battery Corporation, which says it found the solution to storing energy from renewable sources, is getting a new charge in funding.
Led by cleantech investor Khosla Ventures, the battery tech company has raised $15 million in a second …
Is it just me, or does it feel like the “future” we all see in TV shows and movies is getting closer and closer to reality? A team of researchers at MIT have created a small atmosphere, the ZeroN, where …
Measuring emotions isn’t as hard as it sounds.
Researchers have shown they can use technologies to measure your emotional state of mind for market research, educational, and medical purposes. The technology could ultimately become part of a larger set of …
Programming Luddites may have less to fear in the future.
A new MIT project called Sikuli allows people to program using screenshots in lieu of written code. Basically, it lets you reference user interface elements like a Microsoft Word icon, …
Here’s a roundup of the latest action in solar power:
Solar powered WiFi — An Orlando, Florida company Solis Energy says it provides a system that among other things will let you use solar power to run WiFi routers in …
