Toward customizable timber, grown in a lab
Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste.
Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste.
With modular components and an easy-to-use 3D interface, this interactive design pipeline enables anyone to create their own customized robotic hand.
Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apart.
The annual event aims to realize the promise of "new normal" education through community and technology.
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics.
An MIT team develops 3D-printed tags to classify and store data on physical objects.
Mechanical engineers are using cutting-edge computing techniques to re-imagine how the products, systems, and infrastructures we use are designed.
A new machine-learning system costs less, generates less waste, and can be more innovative than manual discovery methods.
An electrical impedance tomography toolkit lets users design and fabricate health and motion sensing devices.
MIT engineer oversees design and testing of key magnet components for the Institute's SPARC fusion project.
Advance incorporates sensing directly into an object’s material, with applications for assistive technology and “intelligent” furniture.
3D lithography tool will provide ultra-precise creation of complex 3D structures at the micro- and nanoscale.
SensiCut, a smart material-sensing platform for laser cutters, can differentiate between 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces and workshops.
Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat.
How 3D-printed models of neuronal axons could accelerate development of new therapies to treat neurodegenerative disorders.