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May 20, 2026 MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026

MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026

May 18, 2026 New approach uses computer vision to assess children with cerebral palsy for optimal treatment paths

New approach uses computer vision to assess children with cerebral palsy for optimal treatment paths

May 13, 2026 Building “hardcore” advanced machines

Building “hardcore” advanced machines

May 11, 2026 Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light

Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light

May 11, 2026 A new unit of measurement to honor an influential MIT alumnus

A new unit of measurement to honor an influential MIT alumnus

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A Cleaner Burn

Millions of people die each year as a result of soot or smoke inhalation from these wood-burning cookstoves. A team of students from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT D-Lab are helping a start-up in Uganda manufacture charcoal briquettes that produce a cleaner burn, minimizing these health risks.

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Design for the Developing World

In MIT D-Lab class 2.729, Design for Scale, MIT students work with clients in the developing world to manufacture products in a more cost-efficient and effective way – from ambulances in Tanzania to an irrigation pump in Nepal.

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MIT Robot Learns How to Play Jenga

Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and members of MIT's MCube lab, have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®. The technology could be used in robots for manufacturing assembly lines.

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