New material harvests energy from water vapor
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
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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
NSF award funds Media Lab researchers work on Autism spectrum disorders
Collaboration is the first large-scale effort of computer and behavioral scientists to jointly address ASD.
Fibers that can hear and sing
MIT researchers pass a milestone on the path to sophisticated fibers that interact with their surroundings in new ways.
Enhancing the power of batteries
MIT team finds that using carbon nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy capacity.
‘Tattoo’ may help diabetics track their blood sugar
Chemical engineers are working on carbon nanotubes that could be injected under the skin to reveal blood glucose levels.
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time
Low-power computer chips allow engineers to design wearable and implantable devices to monitor patients.