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Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future

Soft materials hold onto “memories” of their past, for longer than previously thought

A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries

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FIREFLI uses light to sense poor blood supply, can provide earlier diagnosis for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

New 3D bioprinting technique may improve production of engineered tissue

Prof. Anand presents major advances in coupled theories for large-deformation solid mechanics in his new book.

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August 11, 2026 Global by Design: Creating innovations that scale across borders

Global by Design: Creating innovations that scale across borders

August 11, 2026 Professor Kripa Varanasi Receives UN WIPO Global Award

Professor Kripa Varanasi Receives UN WIPO Global Award

August 5, 2026 A new way to watch heat move through electronics

A new way to watch heat move through electronics

August 4, 2026 These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly

These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly.

July 26, 2026 MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

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Sealing Wounds with Tape

MIT engineers led by Associate Professor Xuanhe Zhao have designed a double-sided tape that can seal tissues in just five seconds. The tape could eventually replace surgical sutures, which don’t work well in all tissues and can cause complications in some patients.

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Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Associate Professor Sangbae Kim describes his cutting-edge research in the area of biomimetics, the study of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of robots.

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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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