Scientists uncover the amazing way sandgrouse hold water in their feathers
The structure of the desert birds’ belly feathers enables males to carry water over long distances to their chicks.
The structure of the desert birds’ belly feathers enables males to carry water over long distances to their chicks.
The three-fingered robotic gripper can “feel” with great sensitivity along the full length of each finger – not just at the tips.
A hands-on class teaches undergraduates the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and nanoscale science from inside MIT.nano’s cleanroom.
Eleven new faculty members join six of the school's academic departments and institutes.
Ming Guo seeks connections between a cell’s physical form and its biological function, which could illuminate ways to halt abnormal cell growth.
Computational tool from MIT CSAIL enables color-changing cellulose-based designs for data visualization, education, fashion, and more.
The major invites students to explore the riches of culture, innovation, thought leadership, and beauty that originate in the continent of Africa and its many diasporas.
The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.
In MIT visit, CEO Pat Gelsinger sounds a bullish note on the future of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.
MIT engineers find specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor.
The program leverages MIT’s research expertise and Takeda’s industrial know-how for research in artificial intelligence and medicine.
19th Microsystems Annual Research Conference reveals the next era of microsystems technologies, along with skiing and a dance party.
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
An MIT team is working to harness combustion to yield valuable materials, including some that are critical in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries.