Computational system streamlines the design of fluidic devices

This computational tool can generate an optimal design for a complex fluidic device such as a combustion engine or a hydraulic pump.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 9, 2022 ~8 min

An automated way to assemble thousands of objects

A new algorithm for automatic assembly of products is accurate, efficient, and generalizable to a wide range of complex real-world assemblies.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 7, 2022 ~8 min


Reprogrammable materials selectively self-assemble

Researchers created a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about what they connect with, enabling more-scalable self-assembly.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 20, 2022 ~8 min

Developing community around design

MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s inaugural fellows chart a new course.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Oct. 17, 2022 ~8 min

New program to support translational research in AI, data science, and machine learning

The MIT-Pillar AI Collective will cultivate prospective entrepreneurs and drive innovation.

School of Engineering • mit
Sept. 27, 2022 ~4 min

Visualizing migration stories

“Distance Unknown,” an exhibition by MIT’s Civic Data Design Lab, documents the often challenging journeys migrants undertake to gain economic opportunity and food security.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Sept. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Making data visualization more accessible for blind and low-vision individuals

Researchers have created prototypes that enable screen-reader users to quickly and easily navigate through multiple levels of information in an online chart.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
June 2, 2022 ~10 min

A helping hand for robotic manipulator design

With modular components and an easy-to-use 3D interface, this interactive design pipeline enables anyone to create their own customized robotic hand.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
May 25, 2022 ~8 min


A fabric that “hears” your heartbeat

Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 16, 2022 ~8 min

Invisible machine-readable labels that identify and track objects

An MIT team develops 3D-printed tags to classify and store data on physical objects.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 28, 2022 ~7 min

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