Engineers put Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge design to the test
Proposed bridge would have been the world’s longest at the time; new analysis shows it would have worked.
Proposed bridge would have been the world’s longest at the time; new analysis shows it would have worked.
New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
Fifty years after the first moon landing with Apollo 11, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics looks to the future of space exploration at MIT.
Low-cost “piezoelectric” films produce voltage, could be used for flexible electronic components and more.
New research from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to customize clothing designs.
Do-it-yourself bio and maker communities can help NASA meet needs of long-distance missions.
Steven Keating SM'12, PhD '16 inspired millions with his research-driven approach to battling cancer and his advocacy for open patient health data.
When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in.
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures — including other robots.
Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devices.
From industrializing 3-D printing to creating nanomaterials at scale, John Hart is reimagining the way things are made.
MIT startup Inkbit is overcoming traditional constraints to 3-D printing by giving its machines “eyes and brains.”
System could provide fine-scale meshes for growing highly uniform cultures of cells with desired properties.