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Novice makers are increasingly fabricating their own 3D printed objects via free, open-source, user-generated 3D models they download and create on their 3D printers. However, when custom designing, the challenge is using complex and…

Strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties. MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultra-strong, lightweight materials with tunable mechanical…

MIT and Duke University chemists discovered a novel way to strengthen polymers—throw a few weaker bonds into the material. For polyacrylate elastomers, researchers increased materials' resistance to tearing by 10x just by using a weaker…

There are a wide range of electronic implants, from traditional pacemakers and cochlear implants to more futuristic brain and retinal microchips aimed at vision to treating depression and helping with mobility. These implants incorporate…

Researchers at MIT developed a tool that eliminates a source of bias in simulations. Researchers can easily and unknowingly select an algorithm that performs worse on actual data than the simulation predicted that it should. The new…

AI apps need denser, more powerful computer chips. However, today’s semiconductor chips are made with boxy 3D structures, making stacking multiple layers of transistors to create dense integrations challenging. By using ultrathin 2D…

Integrating sensors into rotational mechanisms could enable engineers to build smart hinges that know when a door opens or gears inside a motor that lets a mechanic know their rotation speed. MIT engineers developed a way to integrate…

There’s some noise in every quantum system that can cause unavoidable errors. They typically use “parametric” amplification to “squeeze” or decrease the noise affecting one variable while increasing the noise that affects its conjugate…

Brelyon, an MIT spin-off, will showcase Brelyon Fusion, an OLED display with the world's largest field of view, at CES 2023. If you want to experience a preview of a new era of holodeck-like technology pushing the boundaries of immersion,…

A study by MIT economists suggests an optimal policy would include a (modest) tax on robots to combat the effects of automation on income inequality in the U.S. Favored by Bill Gates, the rationale is that taxing the companies using…