Paper-folding art inspires better bandages
Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces.
Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces.
Eight teams pitched novel inventions at MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.
MIT faculty and students bring their health care research, and enthusiasm, to alumni in California.
Synthetic biologist hopes to develop treatments for cancer and other diseases.
Microscopic flaws in material structure can lead to stent deformation after implantation.
Novel technology could allow researchers to develop and test new antimalaria drugs.
With SHERLOCK, a strip of paper can now indicate presence of pathogens, tumor DNA, or any genetic signature of interest.
AJ Edelman ’14 will represent Israel in the men's skeleton during the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Study finds engaging young children in conversation is more important for brain development than “dumping words” on them.
Class brings together MIT students and clinicians from local hospitals to design medical devices that address real-world health needs.
Mechanical engineering researchers are developing new and innovative ways to improve health care.
Portable device can generate corrective lens prescriptions in areas with no optometry care.
With a product called SurgiBox, grad student Sally Miller hopes to make safe, clean surgery possible anywhere.
Francis Bitter Magnet Lab researcher continues a decades-long pursuit to create a revolutionary magnet for nuclear magnetic resolution spectroscopy.