‘Cool’ invention wins first place at MADMEC
Thermoelectric bracelet that helps people maintain a comfortable body temperature takes home $10,000 from MIT’s annual materials-science design competition.
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Taking a new look at subway map design
CSAIL researchers are using a computational model that better understands peripheral vision to test the usability of MBTA subway maps.
MIT student-innovator prize goes national
The Lemelson-MIT Program has opened its Collegiate Student Prize competition to student innovators nationwide.
A layer of tiny grains can slow sound waves
Layer of microscopic spheres offers new approach to controlling acoustic waves.
Can you feel me now?
New array measures vibrations across the skin, may help engineers design optimal, wearable tactile displays.
New material harvests energy from water vapor
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Students develop assistive technologies
Undergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.
When it comes to fostering innovation, student group says 'Do it!'
Lady Gaga collaborator and Interscope executive highlights do.it@MIT’s wide-ranging approach.
Automatic building mapping could help emergency responders
A prototype sensor array that can be worn on the chest automatically maps the wearer’s environment, recognizing movement between floors.
3 Questions: Hanna Rose Shell on the hidden history of camouflage
Historian of technology’s new book traces the surprisingly recent invention of a standard military practice.
New system allows robots to continuously map their environment
Algorithm to build 3-D maps requires a low-cost camera, no human input.
Girls’ engineering dreams begin at MIT
GE Girls at MIT program aims at interesting girls in science and technology, and ultimately increase the number of woman engineers.
MIT part of $18.5 million effort to create mind-machine interface
New multi-institution center will work on robotic interaction with nervous system
Putting heads together
New study: groups demonstrate distinctive ‘collective intelligence’ when facing difficult tasks