Mechanical
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Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots
New 3-D-printed device mimics the goldbug beetle, which changes color when prodded.
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A ‘sensing skin’ for concrete
New type of sensor could immediately detect tiny cracks in structures and relay their exact location.
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Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
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Can you feel me now?
New array measures vibrations across the skin, may help engineers design optimal, wearable tactile displays.
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New particle-sorting method breaks speed records
Discovery could lead to new ways of detecting cancer cells or purifying contaminated water.
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Faster, smaller, more informative
Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
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New microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes
Instrument scans images 2,000 times faster than commercial models.