Developed by MIT researchers, BrightMarkers are invisible fluorescent tags embedded in physical objects to enhance motion tracking, virtual reality, and object detection.

With a new, user-friendly interface, researchers can quickly design many cellular metamaterial structures that have unique mechanical properties.

A new computational method facilitates the dense placement of objects inside a rigid container.

A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.

A study inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art provides a blueprint for designing shape-shifting materials and devices.

FlexBoard is a flexible breadboard that enables rapid prototyping of objects with interactive sensors, actuators, and displays on curved and deformable surfaces.

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

Computational tool from MIT CSAIL enables color-changing cellulose-based designs for data visualization, education, fashion, and more.

Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling.

A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization than automated systems working alone.