Reshaping computer-aided design
CSAIL’s InstantCAD allows manufacturers to simulate, optimize CAD designs in real-time.
Study suggests route to improving rechargeable lithium batteries
Smooth surfaces may prevent harmful deposits from working their way into a solid electrolyte.
Watch 3-D movies at home, sans glasses
CSAIL system converts 3-D movies into a more TV-friendly format.
Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions
Machine learning approach could aid the design of industrial processes for drug manufacturing.
AFFOA launches state-of-the-art facility for prototyping advanced fabrics
New center for development of high-tech fibers and fabrics opens headquarters, unveils two products ready for commercialization.
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America opens headquarters steps from MIT campus
New AFFOA facility represents a significant MIT investment in advanced manufacturing innovation.
Hacking apparel becomes lucrative business for alumni
Clothing tinkerers innovate fashion with science-based performance dresswear and 3-D knitting.
Dean Kamen: “The magic is out there!”
Noted inventors Kamen and Flowers urge students to unleash their imagination on world’s problems.
Making 3-D printing as simple as printing on paper
Startup’s cloud-based system allows for project queuing by multiple users and automated part removal.
3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings
Technology developed at MIT could enable faster, cheaper, more adaptable building construction.
How some battery materials expand without cracking
Brittle electrodes handle expansion by going glassy, study shows.
Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots
New 3-D-printed device mimics the goldbug beetle, which changes color when prodded.
Mens et Manus America initiative launches with documentary event
Over 200 students and faculty attend kickoff as SHASS and Sloan begin an exploration of current U.S. social, political, economic challenges.
3-D printing with cellulose
World’s most abundant polymer could rival petroleum-based plastics as source of printing feedstock.
New technology offers fast peptide synthesis
Automated manufacturing could make it easier to develop and test new peptide drugs.