Featured video: Making makers at MIT
In celebration of the White House's Week of Making, a look at the vibrant makerspace ecosystem around the Institute.
![“It’s very inspiring to see how these [hair-like] structures occur in nature and how they can achieve different functions,” says Jifei Ou, a graduate student in media arts and sciences at MIT. “We’re just trying to think how can we fully utilize the potential of 3-D printing, and create new functional materials whose properties are easily tunable and controllable.” Pictured is an examp...](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201606/MIT-PrintingHair.jpg?itok=3T6UnWhD)
Need hair? Press “print”
With fur, brushes, and bristles, Media Lab’s technique opens new frontier in 3-D printing.
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.
Using engineering savvy to improve product designs
From windmills to software, graduate student Ned Burnell creates better tools.
MIT at the Venice Biennale
On a global stage, MIT helps steer architecture toward solving worldwide challenges.
A new era set to begin in Kendall Square
New buildings, open space, and restaurants, plus research and commercial space, to bring all-day activity to the innovation hub.
Two from MIT win Architectural League of New York honors
Awards recognize achievements by young architects and designers.
3-D Printing 101
As MIT course challenges students to reinvent 3-D printing, professor aims to share approach with others.
2.007 robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
Motors smoking, robot reenacted Paul Revere’s ride to win competition.
J. Meejin Yoon receives 2016 ACADIA Teaching Award of Excellence
Award recognizes Yoon's academic leadership and professional practice.
Intriguing toy prototypes to be revealed at 2.00B PLAYsentations
Students will give PLAYsentations, open to the public, on Tuesday, May 10.
Crowdsourcing the Silver Line commute
New app from MIT researchers gathers rider feedback to improve Boston bus service.
A new lens on suburbia
Center for Advanced Urbanism conference explores the suburbs’ sustainable future.
Designing a better built environment
Oral Buyukozturk develops innovative designs and technologies for durable, sustainable physical infrastructure projects.