Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Student inventors recognized on World IP Day for groundbreaking, patentable solutions to issues related to maternal health, energy efficiency, and plastic waste.
A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing
MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.
Stefanie Mueller changes everything: A hands-on class responds to Covid
Assistant professor adapts her laboratory class, Engineering Interactive Technologies, to the pandemic, with surprising results.
Less-wasteful laser-cutting
Fabricaide, developed at MIT CSAIL, provides live design feedback to help users reduce leftover material.
Fabricating fully functional drones
CSAIL's “LaserFactory” system automates the full process for making functional devices in one system.
Nanosatellite thruster emits pure ions
Study is first demonstration of a fully 3D-printed thruster using pure ion emission for propulsion.
MIT to share in $3.2 million grant to create a statewide technician-training program in advanced manufacturing
MassBridge will create curriculum for the advanced manufacturing needs of today’s economy.
This 3D printer doesn’t gloss over the details
New system enables realistic variations in glossiness across a 3D-printed surface. The advance could aid fine art reproduction and the design of prosthetics.
Leveraging a 3D printer “defect” to create a new quasi-textile
Tulle-like DefeXtiles can be 3D printed with no custom software or hardware.
Electronic design tool morphs interactive objects
MorphSensor lets users digitally model an object’s form and electronic function in one integrated space.
3D printing a miniature magnetic pump
Design is the first demonstration of a magnetic, multi-material pump 3D printed all in one piece.
MIT plays key role in statewide effort to produce PPE
Massachusetts Emergency Response Team helps manufacturers produce personal protective equipment and other medical devices for health care workers.
Sprayable user interfaces
CSAIL's SprayableTech system lets users create large-scale interactive surfaces with sensors and displays using airbrushed inks.
MIT initiates mass manufacture of disposable face shields for Covid-19 response
A team from MIT has designed disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs nationwide.
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.