Topic
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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Giving robots a sense of touch
GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
June 5, 2017 -
Speeding up quality control for biologics
Nanofluidic device enables rapid testing of protein drugs produced by living cells.
May 22, 2017 -
Engineers design “tree-on-a-chip”
Microfluidic device generates passive hydraulic power, may be used to make small robots move.
March 20, 2017 -
Mapping the effects of crystal defects
Study sheds light on interactions that change the way heat and electricity move through microchips.
March 14, 2017 -
3-D-printed structures shrink when heated
Counterintuitive “metamaterial” may enable heat-resistant circuit boards.
October 25, 2016 -
Pinpointing a brain circuit that can keep fears at bay
Study suggests path to prolonging treatment effectiveness for phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder.
September 26, 2016 -
How to power up graphene implants without frying cells
New analysis finds way to safely conduct heat from graphene to biological tissues.
September 23, 2016 -
A new quantum approach to big data
System for handling massive digital datasets could make impossibly complex problems solvable.
January 25, 2016 -
NASA gives MIT a humanoid robot to develop software for future space missions
Team led by Professor Russ Tedrake of CSAIL to develop algorithms for 6-foot-tall “Valkyrie” robot to travel to Mars and beyond.
November 17, 2015 -
Engineering biology
With a new DARPA contract, biological engineer Christopher Voigt aims to harness the power of living cells.
September 24, 2015 -
CSAIL joins with Toyota on $25 million research center for autonomous cars
Seeking to reduce traffic casualties, center will focus on robotics and artificial intelligence systems.
September 4, 2015 -
A bipedal robot with human reflexes
New human-machine interface keeps robot balanced, with human reflexes.
August 10, 2015 -
MIT team places sixth at international DARPA Robotics Challenge
CSAIL team just misses winning the grand prize after programming a 400-lb humanoid robot to lift beams, climb stairs, and drive a car.
June 8, 2015 -
Robotic challenger
MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots.
June 3, 2015 -
MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump
Robot sees, clears hurdles while bounding at 5 mph.
May 29, 2015 -
How we make emotional decisions
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety.
May 28, 2015 -
Graphics in reverse
Probabilistic programming does in 50 lines of code what used to take thousands.
April 13, 2015 -
Thousands of atoms entangled with a single photon
Result could make atomic clocks more accurate.
March 25, 2015 -
Magnetic brain stimulation
New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections.
March 12, 2015 -
Jack Ruina dies at 91
Emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science was a former MIT vice president for special labs and first director of MIT's Security Studies Program.
February 12, 2015