One test might be whether the computer could analyse and follow a set of instructions for an unfamiliar task.
A new system designed by Tsung-Hsiang Chang, a graduate student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and Google's Yang Li makes it much easier to transfer computing operations between devices.
An impressive 21st century home for students and faculty of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was opened in the US, thanks to $1 million assistance provided by Ambika Paul Foundation headed by NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul.
By thinking about growth versus poverty we have missed the main point, says MIT professor Abhijit Banerjee.
Scientists have created the world's first practical artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy, which they claim could pave the way for a cheaper source of power in developing countries like India.
For the first time, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Bombay and Delhi were ranked among QS top 50 engineering colleges in the world.
These universities are a part of the ministry's 'brain gain' policy to attract talent from all over the world. Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal had last August announced that 14 Innovation Universities will be set up in the country under the 11th Five-year Plan (2007-12).
Nancy Barry, president of NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and former president of Women's World Banking, is set to have an Ahmedabad connection.
Angry with a friend who is too busy to pick up the phone? Just leave a voice message and he will take the hint through an on-screen 'emotica' -- a new age technological marvel, to hit the market soon.
They won for their analysis of markets with search frictions.
IT services exporter Patni Computer Systems Ltd has appointed Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and business strategist Michael A Cusumano as an independent director on its board.
Researchers can finally explain why we experience those feelings of deja-vu.
Thomas Kailaith, a Pune-born engineer, was last week elected to the Royal Society, the UK's top independent science body.
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Bihar may be one of the most backward states of India with high level of illiteracy, but its chief misters, past and present are a great hit with some of the most famed American educational institutions.
'The capability of the Indian State to implement programmes and policies is weak -- and in many domains it is obviously not improving. In police, tax collection, education, health, power, water supply -- in nearly every routine service -- there is rampant absenteeism, indifference, incompetence, and corruption,' says Professor Lant Pritchett.
Infosys' Chief Mentor NR Naryana Murthy has hired Arjun RamegowdaNarayanaswamy to manage his Rs 600-crore (Rs 6 billion) venture capital (VC) fund -- Catamaran.
The 'CarSpeak' system developed by researchers, including an Indian scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lets vehicles 'see' out of the robotic eyes of other cars on the road.
The Tata Group is investing millions of dollars in Sun Catalytix -- an energy storage and renewable fuels company -- founded by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, Daniel Nocera.
It is part of the Indian cultural mentality to be innovative and entrepreneurial. India, in ten years, will be a significant economic power, says Vanu Bose.
Indian professor devices method to use cellphone for eye tests.
Britain's Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop a 'silent plane'.
In what could revolutionise commercial aviation, scientists claim to have designed a green plane which is estimated to use 70 per cent less fuel than the current aircraft and reduce noise and nitrogen oxide emission.
It's been a good year for Indians abroad, with Bobby Jindal getting elected to the US Congress and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal topping the UK rich list and many achievements by Indian scientists on foreign shores.
Eminent Muslim scholar and author Omar Khalidi, whose controversial book Khaki and Ethnic Violence in India had created a furore in Parliament in 2006, died in a road mishap in Boston, United States on Monday.
We don't have to sacrifice long-term projects to scramble up short-term gains for the markets.
The study led by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says airplanes flying at a cruise altitude of around 35,000 feet emit pollutants that contribute to about 8,000 deaths per year globally.
A little bit of self-reflection never hurt anyone, so we're asking you to judge yourself based on your cellphone use. Even funny and interesting experiences or anecdotes are welcome.
According to the New Scientist, the finding of the study opens new possibilities for social scientists and others who want to know how people connect and interact socially. For the study, an international team handed out mobile phones to 94 students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- the gadgets were modified with software which logged their calls, and used Bluetooth to detect when another was close by.
The mask can potentially be worn longer, causing less plastic waste as it does not need to be replaced as frequently, the researchers said.
The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, the fourth such center in the world, seeks to promote the Dalai Lama's vision of a better world by sponsoring interdisciplinary programs and deliberations on ethics. Attending the two-day event, among others, will be former Indian President A P J Kalam.
It's a digital prototype called "sixth sense" that is currently being evaluated by major companies like Microsoft, Google, Hewlett-Packard and Samsung. The brain behind this device is the 28-year-old Indian-born Pranav Mistry, a researcher at the Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Noam Chomsky talks on the Lankan war and Obama's takeover.
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