What do you see?

Question: What do you see in the red circles? A bottle, a cell phone, a person, a shoe? The answer: They're all the same. Professor Antonio Torralba created these low-resolution images, in which the circled shapes were inserted and are all identical, to demonstrate how context affects our recognition of objects. Even the 'car' in the lower left image is the same object. Photo / Antonio Torralba
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The Future is Exascale

Sep 22, 2008
The power of exascale computing will enable weather simulations to operate at finer resolution. Georgia Tech researchers recently received an award to help solve some of the key problems in developing exascale machines. Image ...

Model helps computers sort data more like humans

Aug 25, 2008
MIT associate professor Josh Tenenbaum and his former student, Charles Kemp, have developed a computer algorithm that can select the best type of structure to fit a set of data. Such structures, shown here, include linear ...

New Algorithm Significantly Boosts Routing Efficiency of Networks

Aug 18, 2008
The XL algorithm developed by computer scientists at UC San Diego significantly outperforms standard link-state and distance-vector algorithms, speeding routing in computer and communications networks.

'Major discovery' primed to unleash solar revolution

Aug 01, 2008
With Daniel Nocera's and Matthew Kanan's new catalyst, homeowners could use their solar panels during the day to power their home, while also using the energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen for storage. At night, ...

The E-springs invention set to shape the next generation of vehicle suspension systems

Apr 29, 2008
3D View of E-spring. Credit: Cambridge University
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