Content by Jennifer Chu
Flexible Yet Sturdy Robot Is Designed to ‘Grow’ Like a PlantIts extendable appendage can meander through tight spaces and then lift heavy loads
Wed, 12/04/2019 - 12:02
In today’s factories and warehouses, it’s not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across open layouts. But they have a much harder time winding…
A “Seating Chart” for Atoms Helps Locate Their Positions in Materials The DIGIT imaging tool could enable the design of quantum devices and shed light on atomic-scale processes in cells and tissues
Wed, 10/29/2025 - 13:23
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- If you think of a single atom as a grain of sand, then a wavelength of visible light—which is a thousand times larger than the atom’s width—is comparable to an ocean wave. The light wave can dwarf an atom, missing it entirely…