Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete
insulin when needed. MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science and IBM have announced the recent
completion of the first course in the United States structured
around the capabilities of the Cell Broadband Engine
(Cell/B.E.), the microprocessor that powers the new
PlayStationÂ®3 computer entertainment system. During the four-
week Independent Activities Period course in January, students
not only learned about the new microprocessor, they designed and
implemented projects to run directly on PlayStationÂ®3 consoles.
The student team with the best project--a 3-D version of the
classic pong game--later presented its work and discussed the
experience at the Game Developer Conference in March. The
course, which focused around introducing parallel programming to
students, was taught by Saman Amarasinghe, a professor in MIT's
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and
Rodric Rabbah of IBM. "The fact that students--