New polymers could enable better wearable devices
MIT engineers developed organic polymers that can efficiently convert signals from biological tissue into the electronic signals used in transistors.
MIT engineers developed organic polymers that can efficiently convert signals from biological tissue into the electronic signals used in transistors.
Over the years, dozens of student products from Class 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) have inspired startups.
The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.
Engineers 3D print materials with networks of sensors directly incorporated.
The technique opens a door to manufacturing of pressure-monitoring bandages, shade-shifting fabrics, or touch-sensing robots.
Scientists have created a design and fabrication tool for soft pneumatic actuators for integrated sensing, which can power personalized health care, smart homes, and gaming.
The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.
Selective global honor supports early-career scientists and engineers in taking on new pursuits.
Polymers could be designed to reflect or trap heat, regardless of hue.
Ventilating flaps lined with live cells open and close in response to an athlete’s sweat.