Research Stories
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This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items, even if they are buried under a pile.
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Scientists employ an underused resource — radiology reports that accompany medical images — to improve the interpretive abilities of machine learning algorithms.
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Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics.
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Figur8, founded by MIT alumna Nan-Wei Gong SM ’09, PhD ’13, offers a wearable sensor system to improve the diagnosis and treatment of muscle injuries.
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Reversible system can flip the magnetic orientation of particles with a small voltage; could lead to faster data storage and smaller sensors.
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PhD student Heng Yang is developing algorithms to help driverless vehicles quickly and accurately assess their surroundings.
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SMART nanosensors are safer and less tedious than existing techniques for testing plants’ response to compounds such as herbicides.
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Advance incorporates sensing directly into an object’s material, with applications for assistive technology and “intelligent” furniture.
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MIT professor is designing the next generation of smart wireless devices that will sit in the background, gathering and interpreting data, rather than being worn on the body.
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Jeevan Kalanithi SM ’07 is CEO of OpenSpace, a company founded by three Media Lab graduates using computer vision to benefit the construction industry.