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Sprayable user interfaces
Sprayable user interfaces

CSAIL's SprayableTech system lets users create large-scale interactive surfaces with sensors and displays using airbrushed inks.

Computational thinking class enables students to engage in Covid-19 response
Computational thinking class enables students to engage in Covid-19 response

Nearly 300 students join an open course that applies data science, artificial intelligence, and mathematical modeling using the Julia language to study Covid-19.

Accelerating data-driven discoveries
Accelerating data-driven discoveries

Life science companies use Paradigm4’s unique database management system to uncover new insights into human health.

Explained: Cement vs. concrete — their differences, and opportunities for sustainability
Explained: Cement vs. concrete — their differences, and opportunities for sustainability

Concrete is the world’s most consumed construction material. Yet there’s a lot the public doesn’t know about it or its environmental impact.

Q&A: Markus Buehler on setting coronavirus and AI-inspired proteins to music
Q&A: Markus Buehler on setting coronavirus and AI-inspired proteins to music

Translated into sound, SARS-CoV-2 tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells.

Technique reveals how crystals form on surfaces
Technique reveals how crystals form on surfaces

DNA-based self-assembling system sheds light on processes essential for semiconductors and nanotechnology.

New sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors
New sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors

Study shows that a simple urine test can reveal the presence of lung cancer in mice.

How dopamine drives brain activity
How dopamine drives brain activity

A specialized MRI sensor reveals the neurotransmitter’s influence on neural activity throughout the brain.

MIT Professional Education conducts first all-virtual class in the wake of Covid-19
MIT Professional Education conducts first all-virtual class in the wake of Covid-19

Abel Sanchez discovers three major takeaways for translating on-the-ground courses to online virtual formats.

MIT initiates mass manufacture of disposable face shields for Covid-19 response
MIT initiates mass manufacture of disposable face shields for Covid-19 response

A team from MIT has designed disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs nationwide.

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