GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.
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New method enables real-time monitoring of materials during irradiation
Technique will enable continuous measurement of damage to materials in high-radiation environments.
Nanoparticles open new window for biological imaging
“Quantum dots” that emit infrared light enable highly detailed images of internal body structures.
New technology could offer cheaper, faster food testing
Specialized droplets interact with bacteria and can be analyzed using a smartphone.
Finding a needle in a haystack
New sensor developed by MIT chemical engineers can detect tiny traces of explosives.
Ultrasensitive particles offer new way to find cancer
Tiny particles that measure microRNA levels in tissue samples could help diagnose and monitor many diseases.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Nanosensors could aid drug manufacturing
Chemical engineers find that arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs and help improve production.
Researchers develop new method to control nanoscale diamond sensors
Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.
New sensor detects contaminants in water in real time
Professor Harold Hemond co-invents groundbreaking device with 3-D mapping capabilities.