Judging a book through its cover
New computational imaging method identifies letters printed on first nine pages of a stack of paper.
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
New technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections.
Imaging with an “optical brush”
New imaging system uses an open-ended bundle of optical fibers — no lenses, protective housing needed.
New microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes
Instrument scans images 2,000 times faster than commercial models.
Protein imaging reveals detailed brain architecture
New technique could contribute to efforts to map the human brain.
Streamlining mobile image processing
Technique for mobile image processing in the cloud cuts bandwidth use by more than 98 percent.
Hu selected for 2015 Holonyak, Jr. Award
Optical Society honors pioneering work on high-performance terahertz quantum-cascade lasers.
Five CSAIL researchers named ACM fellows
The Association for Computer Machinery cites Devadas, Grimson, Morris, Rubinfeld, and Rus as having "provided key knowledge" to computing.
Two sensors in one
Nanoparticles that enable both MRI and fluorescent imaging could monitor cancer, other diseases.
Extracting audio from visual information
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass.
McGovern Institute gets new brain scanner
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research installs new 3-tesla MRI scanner for human neuroimaging
Multiview 3-D photography made simple
A new technique enables the conversion of an ordinary camera into a light-field camera capable of recording high-resolution, multiperspective images.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Seeing what’s inside a tumor
Imaging technology could help researchers test new drugs for treating brain cancer.