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“MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities. The notion of a large metallic robot that speaks in monotone and moves in lumbering, deliberate steps is somewhat hard to shake. But practitioners …
News MIT scientists develop low-cost, high-precision fabrication method for thin mirrors and silicon wafers
“A novel photolithography technique could be a manufacturing game-changer for optical applications. Technologies that depend on lightweight, high-precision optical systems, like space telescopes, X-ray mirrors, and display panels, have developed significantly over the past several decades, but more advanced progress …
“In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions. Why do people wear Rolex watches or drive Bentleys, when less expensive goods can perform better? Why does anyone fight …
“The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say. Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts. Their new demonstrations show that it converts heat to …
News Developing electricity-powered, low-emissions alternatives to carbon-intensive industrial processes
“The Center for Electrification and Decarbonization of Industry unites MIT climate researchers to create scalable clean energy solutions under one roof. On April 11, 2022, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative …
“Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help. Perovskites are a family of materials that are currently the leading contender to potentially replace today …
“The system could provide teleoperated endovascular treatment to patients during the critical time window after a stroke begins. MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. With a …
“When artificial intelligence is tasked with visually identifying objects and faces, it assigns specific components of its network to face recognition — just like the human brain. The human brain seems to care a lot about faces. It’s dedicated a …
“A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior. In machine learning, understanding why a model makes certain decisions is often just as …
“A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing. Imagine a pizza maker working with a ball of dough. She might use a spatula to lift the dough onto a …