With new approach, researchers specify desired properties of a material, and a computer system generates a structure accordingly.

MIT engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks.

CSAIL system uses custom ink and ultraviolet light to repeatedly change an object's color.

New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.

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

When spraying metal coatings, melting hurts rather than helps, MIT research reveals.

Bringing together researchers from different science and engineering fields for Materials Day Symposium promises solutions to energy, health, and other needs.

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

Shape-shifting device from CSAIL can walk, roll, sail, and glide using recyclable exoskeletons.

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