Speeding algorithms by shrinking data
A new approach to processing ‘big data’ creates succinct representations of huge data sets, so that existing algorithms can handle them efficiently.
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A new approach to processing ‘big data’ creates succinct representations of huge data sets, so that existing algorithms can handle them efficiently.
Yeast cells that share food have a survival edge over their freeloading neighbors — particularly when there is bacterial competition.
For the first time, researchers power an implantable electronic device using an electrical potential — a natural battery — deep in the inner ear.
A new algorithm predicts which Twitter topics will trend hours in advance and offers a new technique for analyzing data that fluctuate over time.
A new approach to algorithmically distinguishing words with multiple possible meanings could help find useful data in electronic medical records.
Will address major technical challenges facing wireless field, bring together academia and industry
New MIT study identifies adhesion molecules key to cancer’s spread through the body.
A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.
MIT team finds way to manipulate and measure magnetic particles without contact, potentially enabling multiple medical tests on a tiny device.
A prototype sensor array that can be worn on the chest automatically maps the wearer’s environment, recognizing movement between floors.