A new way to integrate data with physical objects

StructCode, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, encodes machine-readable data in laser-cut objects by modifying their fabrication features.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 18, 2023 ~9 min

Practicing mindfulness with an app may improve children’s mental health

New research suggests daily mindfulness training at home helped reduce kids’ stress levels and negative emotions.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 11, 2023 ~8 min


A pose-mapping technique could remotely evaluate patients with cerebral palsy

The machine-learning method works on most mobile devices and could be expanded to assess other motor disorders outside of the doctor’s office.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 14, 2023 ~8 min

System tracks movement of food through global humanitarian supply chain

Unique barcodes scannable in a mobile application will enable food-aid stakeholders to follow individual items from production through delivery.

Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 17, 2023 ~13 min

The “last mile” from credentials to employment

Digital Credentials Consortium’s new report explores barriers to adoption.

MIT Open Learning • mit
Nov. 3, 2022 ~8 min

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 23, 2020 ~9 min

Safe Paths: A privacy-first approach to contact tracing

A multinational team develops new tools to slow the spread of pandemics.

MIT Media Lab • mit
April 10, 2020 ~9 min

Bluetooth signals from your smartphone could automate Covid-19 contact tracing while preserving privacy

A system that enables smartphones to transmit “chirps” to nearby devices could notify people if they have been near an infected person.

Kylie Foy | Lincoln Laboratory • mit
April 8, 2020 ~10 min


How to tackle depression in Japan?

CCI and Takeda collaborate on a theoretical approach leveraging networks of people and machines in support of individuals experiencing depression.

Annalyn Bachmann | Center for Collective Intelligence • mit
Feb. 4, 2020 ~3 min

Translating proteins into music, and back

By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 26, 2019 ~8 min

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