Topic
3-D
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Teleoperating robots with virtual reality
A virtual reality system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could make it easier for factory workers to telecommute.
October 11, 2017 -
Reshaping computer-aided design
CSAIL’s InstantCAD allows manufacturers to simulate, optimize CAD designs in real-time.
July 24, 2017 -
Watch 3-D movies at home, sans glasses
CSAIL system converts 3-D movies into a more TV-friendly format.
July 12, 2017 -
Researchers use Kinect to scan T. rex skull
System with $150 worth of hardware offers alternative to 3-D scanners that cost 200 times as much.
July 5, 2017 -
New 3-D chip combines computing and data storage
Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data.
July 5, 2017 -
Researchers engineer shape-shifting noodles
Sheets of gelatin transform into 3-D shapes when dunked in water; could save food shipping costs.
May 24, 2017 -
3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings
Technology developed at MIT could enable faster, cheaper, more adaptable building construction.
April 26, 2017 -
Scientists make microscopes from droplets
With chemistry and light, researchers can tune the focus of tiny beads of liquid.
March 10, 2017 -
Mapping serotonin dynamics in the living brain
Imaging technique that creates 3-D video of serotonin transport could aid antidepressant development.
October 20, 2016 -
Designing for 3-D printing
“Foundry” tool from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab lets you design a wide range of multi-material 3-D-printed objects.
October 11, 2016 -
3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots.
October 3, 2016 -
New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale
Prototype display enables viewers to watch a 3-D movie from any seat in a theater.
July 25, 2016 -
New microfluidic device offers means for studying electric field cancer therapy
Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.
July 5, 2016 -
Need hair? Press “print”
With fur, brushes, and bristles, Media Lab’s technique opens new frontier in 3-D printing.
June 16, 2016 -
3-D Printing 101
As MIT course challenges students to reinvent 3-D printing, professor aims to share approach with others.
May 11, 2016 -
First-ever 3-D printed robots made of both solids and liquids
System from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab 3-D prints hydraulically-powered robot bodies, with no assembly required.
April 6, 2016 -
Making 3-D imaging 1,000 times better
Algorithms exploiting light’s polarization boost resolution of commercial depth sensors 1,000-fold.
December 1, 2015 -
System automatically converts 2-D video to 3-D
Exploiting video game software yields broadcast-quality 3-D video of soccer games in real time.
November 4, 2015 -
Personalized heart models for surgical planning
System can convert MRI scans into 3D-printed, physical models in a few hours.
September 17, 2015 -
Customizing 3-D printing
Design tool lets novices do in minutes what would take experts in computer-aided design hours.
September 3, 2015