Toward more efficient computing, with magnetic waves
Circuit design offers a path to “spintronic” devices that use little electricity and generate practically no heat.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Nov. 28, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies
Optimizing soft robots to perform specific tasks is a huge computational problem, but a new model can help.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Nov. 22, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Objects can now change colors like a chameleon
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
Rachel Gordon | CSAIL | Sept. 10, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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MIT’s fleet of autonomous boats can now shapeshift
New capabilities allow “roboats” to change configurations to form pop-up bridges, stages, and other structures.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Aug. 29, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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Ultrathin 3-D-printed films convert energy of one form into another
Low-cost “piezoelectric” films produce voltage when under strain, could be used for flexible electronic components and more.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Aug. 28, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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Computer-aided knitting
New research from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to customize clothing designs.
Rachel Gordon | CSAIL | Aug. 6, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Microfluidics device helps diagnose sepsis in minutes
When time matters in hospitals, automated system can detect an early biomarker for the potentially life-threatening condition.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | July 23, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other
Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | June 5, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyberattack
Researchers use a new, holistic methodology to address cyber vulnerabilities in today’s energy systems.
Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative | June 4, 2019 | mit~17 mins
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Ambient plant illumination could light the way for greener buildings
Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.
Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent | May 9, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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