Imaging technique could enable new pathways for reducing concrete’s hefty carbon footprint, as well as for 3-D printing of concrete.

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

Fabricaide, developed at MIT CSAIL, provides live design feedback to help users reduce leftover material.

Tulle-like DefeXtiles can be 3D printed with no custom software or hardware.

MorphSensor lets users digitally model an object’s form and electronic function in one integrated space.

Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.

In place of flat “breadboards,” 3D-printed CurveBoards enable easier testing of circuit design on electronics products.

A 3D printing system that controls the behavior of live bacteria could someday enable medical devices with therapeutic agents built in.

Optimizing soft robots to perform specific tasks is a huge computational problem, but a new model can help.

Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements.