Smart glove teaches new physical skills

Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 20, 2024 ~8 min

I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning

Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.

Sarah Nance, Assistant Professor of Integrated Practice in Art and Design, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 ~8 min


Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably

Your washing machine is polluting the ocean.

Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Method separates cotton and polyester for recycling

A team of chemists has developed a method for recycling the polyester from cotton/poly blend fabrics.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Aug. 8, 2023 ~5 min

Team mimics spiders to make fibers for smart textiles

A new method produces strong, stretchy, electrically conductive, and recyclable soft fibers at room temperature and pressure.

National University of Singapore • futurity
July 12, 2023 ~9 min

Superconducting qubit foundry accelerates progress in quantum research

The foundry gives the wider research community access to Lincoln Laboratory’s expertise in fabricating quantum circuits.

Kylie Foy | Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 5, 2023 ~10 min

Knitted ‘sweater’ acts like skin for robots

A new knitted fabric that senses contact and pressure could help robots to better interact with humans, researchers report.

Aaron Aupperlee-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
May 26, 2023 ~6 min

Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 2, 2023 ~8 min


Enzymes split cotton from polyester in fabric blends

A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
March 22, 2023 ~6 min

UK laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of 1,500 buses each year

By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.

Mark Taylor, Research Officer, University of Leeds • conversation
Feb. 14, 2023 ~8 min

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