Wrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications
MIT team discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns of microscale wrinkles.
MIT team discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns of microscale wrinkles.
CSAIL's Robot Locomotion Group unveils new computer-controlled aircraft that can perform knife-edge turns.
Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures.
Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe.
MIT researchers produce 3-D configurations that could lead to new microchips and other devices.
MIT $100K competition runner-up LiquiGlide developed out of Varanasi group
Making proteins stand in line could lead to more lifelike lab tests.
Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.
Ceramic membranes may reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gas and coal-fired powerplants.
In 2.00b, students focus on their inner child.
Joint MIT-RISD course yields concepts from iPad-friendly backpacks to waste-free sugar.
Competition concludes mechanical design class, unleashing a wide variety of spinning, pumping and striking robots.
Flowers and his former student, David Wallace, have created a fun, teamwork-based approach to learning the art of mechanical design.
May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.