How do you cure a distressed economy? One startup at a time.

New human-machine interface keeps robot balanced, with human reflexes.

$4 million grant will determine whether travel choices can be influenced by data and rewards to save energy.

Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity.

Researchers design cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion.

Partnership of government, industry, and academia will pursue integration of optical devices with electronics.

Richard de Neufville teaches and practices flexible engineering design for infrastructure projects that meet the challenges of the future.

MIT-hosted urban planning conference highlights explosion of information on cities.

MIT historian of technology discusses new work examining “digital citizenship.”

Erica Caple James investigates how behavior, culture, and structural inequalities impact health.