Bringing precision to musculoskeletal health

Figur8, founded by MIT alumna Nan-Wei Gong SM ’09, PhD ’13, offers a wearable sensor system to improve the diagnosis and treatment of muscle injuries.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2021 ~7 min

Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs

System uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 18, 2021 ~6 min


Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

Sarah Beckmann | MIT Media Lab • mit
July 28, 2021 ~10 min

A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing

MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
April 8, 2021 ~5 min

A robot that senses hidden objects

System uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items, even when they’re hidden from view.

Daniel Ackerman | MIT News Office • mit
April 1, 2021 ~6 min

Comprehensive report on pandemic response solutions developed by 180 leading experts

Online platform harnesses collective intelligence to accelerate recovery from Covid-19 and prepare for future disease outbreaks.

MIT Center for Collective Intelligence • mit
March 30, 2021 ~6 min

Researchers virtually open and read sealed historic letters

History unfolds as an interdisciplinary research team uses computational tools to examine the contents of “locked” letters.

MIT Libraries • mit
March 2, 2021 ~9 min

New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 15, 2021 ~9 min


A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells

Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 28, 2021 ~7 min

School of Architecture and Planning creates climate action plan

Aims to reduce carbon emissions through changes in procurement, waste tracking, airline travel, and other areas of operation.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Jan. 26, 2021 ~9 min

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