Content by Adam Zewe
Making Data Visualizations More AccessibleResearchers find blind and sighted readers have sharply different takes on what content is most useful to include in a chart caption
Wed, 11/10/2021 - 12:02
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produced a simple chart to illustrate how measures like mask wearing and social distancing could “flatten the curve” and reduce the peak of infections. The…
Engineers Create 3D-Printed Objects That Sense How a User Is Interacting With ThemA designer could use this method to 3D print interactive input devices, like a joystick, switch, or handheld controller
Wed, 10/27/2021 - 12:01
MIT researchers have developed a new method to 3D print mechanisms that detect how force is being applied to an object. The structures are made from a single piece of material, so they can be rapidly prototyped. A designer could use this method to…
Robotic Probe Quickly Measures Key Properties of New MaterialsDeveloped to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels
Fri, 07/11/2025 - 20:30
Scientists are striving to discover new semiconductor materials that could boost the efficiency of solar cells and other electronics. But the pace of innovation is bottlenecked by the speed at which researchers can manually measure important…
Teaching Robots to Map Large EnvironmentsNew approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 12:22
A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine shaft must rapidly generate a map of the scene and identify its location within that scene as it navigates the treacherous terrain. Researchers have recently started building…