The robotic equivalent of a Swiss army knife
Reconfigurable robot a step toward something that can become almost anything.
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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Making ‘nanospinning’ practical
Nanofibers have a dizzying range of possible applications, but they’ve been prohibitively expensive to make. MIT researchers hope to change that.
MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet
New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
A one-way street for spinning atoms
Work correlating ultracold atoms’ spin with their direction of motion may help physicists model new circuit devices and unusual phases of matter.
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm
Flexible design enables body-morphing capability.
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles
New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.
DARPA and NIH to fund ‘human body on a chip’ research
MIT-led team to receive up to $32 million from DARPA and NIH to develop technology that could accelerate pace and efficiency of pharmaceutical testing.
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars
Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe.
Researchers explain how dye-based nanotubes can help harvest light’s energy
Tiny cylinders help reveal how natural-light-harvesting antennae collect light with exceptional efficiency.
New CSAIL research could help secure the cloud
DARPA funding awarded to a project that aims to develop a smart, self-healing cloud computing infrastructure.
Lincoln Laboratory helps celebrate the official unveiling of the Space Surveillance Telescope
The laboratory developed enabling technologies for the telescope
DARPA administrators: Just make it
Agency Director Regina Dugan and Deputy Director Ken Gabriel speak about revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
Searching for balloons in a social network
The key to mobilizing large numbers of people is incentives, study finds.
MIT students to visit Washington to explore science policy careers
New Federal Science Agency Visits program sends delegates to meet with scientists and policymakers at federal agencies to see science policy in practice.
Varanasi receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
Funding will support research on nano-engineered surfaces for heat management that could make all sorts of systems work more efficiently