Look inside the labs of three MIT researchers whose work could change how engineers design and build. 

The device, which uses electricity to boost hormone production in the stomach, could help to ease nausea and counteract appetite loss.

Rob Macfarlane synthesizes new composite materials by manipulating their structure at the nanometer scale.

The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants, perform medical diagnoses in remote areas, or test Martian soil.

The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized.

The technology, which mimics the body’s natural clotting process, could help keep severely injured people alive until they are treated at a hospital.

Researchers demonstrate a low-power “wake-up” receiver one-tenth the size of other devices.

The printer generates vaccine-filled microneedle patches that can be stored long-term at room temperature and applied to the skin.

These tunable proteins could be used to create new materials with specific mechanical properties, like toughness or flexibility.