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A new method of 3D printing called speed-modulated ironing leverages heat-responsive materials to print objects that have multiple colors, shades, and textures in one step. This novel technique is faster and produces less waste than other 3D printing methods.
A team of researchers has created a system that enables users to have an online, text-based conversation with an AI-generated simulation of their potential future self. Dubbed Future You, the system is aimed at helping young people improve their sense of future self-continuity, a psychological concept that describes how connected a person feels with their future self.
"Face pareidolia" describes the perception of face-like structure among otherwise random stimuli. A team of CSAIL researchers study this from a computer vision perspective and examine the extent to which a state-of-the-art human face detector exhibits pareidolia, finding a significant behavioral gap between humans and machines.
In this episode of the podcast Curiosity Unbounded, MIT President Sally Kornbluth speaks with Associate Professor Benedetto Marelli about the advantages of using silk-based coatings in agriculture and water filtration, and why being bold and creative can lead to powerful discoveries.
MIT professor Peter Shor is mathematician known for his work on quantum computation and quantum information theory, in particular for devising Shor's algorithm, a quantum algorithm for factoring exponentially faster than the best currently-known algorithm running on a classical computer.
A team of MIT engineers are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. Using a custom 3D glass printing technology the team has made strong, multilayered glass bricks, each in the shape of a figure eight, that are designed to interlock, much like LEGO bricks.