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To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system

Jun 10, 2026

To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system

A new kernel, or core program within an operating system, gives researchers a cleaner view of what's happening inside a processor. Called Fractal and developed at MIT, the kernel h…

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