Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Imagine being able to build an entire dialysis machine using nothing more than a 3D printer
An ID tag that can reveal with near-perfect accuracy whether an item is real or fake
MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment. Credits:Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT
A new MIT system allows sensors to operate in remote settings without batteries
Hydrogels developed at MIT can be used to remove micropollutants from water. Credits:Photo: Sebastian Gonzalez Quintero/MassArt
Revolutionary Zwitterionic Molecules Continuously Eliminate Micropollutants Without Losing Effectiveness
Caption:MIT engineers have designed diagnostic particles that can be aerosolized and inhaled. At bottom is a scanning electron micrograph of the particles, which are coated with nanosensors that interact with cancer-associated proteins in the lungs. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers
Inhalable sensors could make lung cancer screening more accessible worldwide
An artistic interpretation of brain-like computing. Image by Xiaodong Yan/Northwestern University
A new synaptic transistor is capable of higher-level thinking mimics human intelligence
A team led by quantum expert Mikhail Lukin (right) has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing. Dolev Bluvstein, a Ph.D. student in Lukin’s lab, was first author on the paper. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer
A key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing
MIT researchers developed a fabrication process to produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multi-material 3D printer. Pictured is an example of one of the devices. Credits:Image: Courtesy of the researchers
3D printed self-heating microfluidic devices could someday be used to rapidly create cheap, yet accurate, tools to detect a host of diseases
Caption:In real-world tests, researchers utilized HuGE to train robotic arms to pick and place objects and to draw the letter “U." They crowdsourced data from 109 nonexpert users in 13 different countries spanning three continents. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers
Using a new method of crowdsourced feedback to help train robots could also lead to autonomous learning
Researchers from MIT and Northeastern University developed a liquid crystal elastomer fiber that can change its shape in response to thermal stimuli. The fiber, which is fully compatible with existing textile manufacturing machinery, could be used to make morphing textiles, like a jacket that becomes more insulating to keep the wearer warm when temperatures drop. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers
Shape shifting morphing fabrics
Harnessing 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel using only solar energy
Harnessing 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel using only solar energy
3D illustration of corona virus coronavirus COVID-2019 in microscope via Clinical Services Journal
AI tool helps to take a big step towards designing vaccines and therapies that are future-proof
Mining is ripe for microreactors
The inside of the robot contains "air muscles," as shown on the left.
The first artificial intelligence to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch
New ultra-thin optical coatings could dramatically extend the life of solar panels by 6 times