Smart glove teaches new physical skills

Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~8 min

Superconducting qubit foundry accelerates progress in quantum research

The foundry gives the wider research community access to Lincoln Laboratory’s expertise in fabricating quantum circuits.

Kylie Foy | Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 5, 2023 • ~10 min

Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers

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

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 2, 2023 • ~8 min

Less-wasteful laser-cutting

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

Adam Conner-Simons | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 17, 2021 • ~4 min

Koichi Masubuchi, professor emeritus of ocean engineering, dies at 92 | MIT News

Masubuchi, a leading expert on welding science and fabrication technology, also started the Japanese Language School.

Alissa Mallinson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
April 13, 2016 • ~3 min

3 Questions: Neil Gershenfeld and the spread of Fab Labs | MIT News

Ten years after launching Fab Lab, the project’s founder describes the program’s research, global impact.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 4, 2016 • ~7 min

MIT Libraries explore 17th-century postal archive in "Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered" | MIT News

2,600 recently rediscovered early modern letters to be analyzed in groundbreaking international digital humanities project.

Sharon Lacey | MIT Libraries • mit
Nov. 10, 2015 • ~7 min

The art and science of mapmaking with wood | MIT News

Graduate student Phillip Daniel turns maps into laser-cut works of art.

Stephanie Hatch Leishman | Communication Production Services • mit
April 23, 2015 • ~5 min

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