New design may open new opportunities for 3-D-printing technology.

Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions.

System could pore through millions of research papers to extract “recipes” for producing materials.

Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost.

Rise of electric vehicles and grid storage may cause bottlenecks, but no showstoppers, analysis suggests.

Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water.

Members of MIT’s class of 2021 get a free backpack — and a glimpse at the future of “smart” fabrics.

CSAIL’s “Interactive Robogami” lets you design and 3-D print origami-inspired robots from 2-D designs.

Study: Commercial parks have boosted growth, created new urban centers.

Software lets designers exploit the extremely high resolution of 3-D printers.