Design prevents buildup of scar tissue around medical implants

A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 5, 2022 ~8 min

Engineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films

The technique opens a door to manufacturing of pressure-monitoring bandages, shade-shifting fabrics, or touch-sensing robots.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 1, 2022 ~9 min


MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body

New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 28, 2022 ~8 min

The best semiconductor of them all?

Researchers have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways to make it.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 21, 2022 ~8 min

Explained: Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights

This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research seeking alternatives to silicon.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 15, 2022 ~8 min

MIT engineers design surfaces that make water boil more efficiently

Systems used in many industries could save energy through these new surface treatments.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2022 ~8 min

Could carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?

Foams that incorporate small amounts of the gas could be delivered to the GI tract to combat colitis and other conditions.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 29, 2022 ~8 min

Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip

The new design is stackable and reconfigurable, for swapping out and building on existing sensors and neural network processors.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 13, 2022 ~7 min


Engineers develop nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier

Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 1, 2022 ~7 min

New gels could help the medicine go down

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could offer relief for children and adults who have trouble swallowing pills.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 27, 2022 ~8 min

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