Better learning with shape-shifting objects

MIT study shows the power of adaptive training tools, like a basketball hoop that shrinks and raises as you make shots.

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When playing favorites can hurt growth

Study finds China’s industrial-park policy is better for productivity when political connections are not a factor.

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Report outlines route toward better jobs, wider prosperity

MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future identifies ways to align new technologies with durable careers.

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Electronic design tool morphs interactive objects

MorphSensor lets users digitally model an object’s form and electronic function in one integrated space.

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SMART researchers develop fast and efficient method to produce red blood cells

New technology cuts cell culture time by half and uses more targeted cell sorting and purification methods.

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Helping robots avoid collisions

Realtime Robotics has created a controller that helps robots safely move around on the fly.

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The factory of the future, batteries not included

Everactive provides an industrial “internet of things” platform built on its battery-free sensors.

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Carbon nanotube transistors make the leap from lab to factory floor

Technique paves the way for more energy efficient, 3D microprocessors.

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Study analyzes contamination in drug manufacturing plants

Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.

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MIT’s Love Lab developing a Covid-19 vaccine to potentially reach billions

Manufacturability is key to producing a widely available, affordable vaccine.

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