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Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its movement as it bends and twists
https://news.mit.edu/2026/shape-sensing-sheet-digitally-tracks-movement-bends-twists-1008
Published: October 8, 2026 18:00
Developed by MIT engineers, this flexible material could be used as a wearable, motion-monitoring “skin” in physical therapy, virtual reality, and gaming.
Turning the tide on Massachusetts shellfishing data
https://news.mit.edu/2026/turning-tide-massachusetts-shellfishing-data-1007
Published: October 7, 2026 19:55
MIT researchers built a cloud-based platform to help Massachusetts coastal towns and the state manage shellfishing closures, giving thousands of permit holders a clearer view of where they can fish.
Planning system ensures a robot’s flight path will remain collision-free
https://news.mit.edu/2026/planning-system-ensures-robots-flight-path-will-remain-collision-free-1007
Published: October 7, 2026 04:00
This new method, called “SANDO,” could help disaster-response robots navigate dangerous, unknown environments.
Supercomputing researchers document evolution of AI hardware
https://news.mit.edu/2026/supercomputing-researchers-document-evolution-ai-hardware-1006
Published: October 6, 2026 20:55
An ongoing survey tracks the latest AI accelerator systems to keep hardware relevant for Lincoln Laboratory staff and sponsors.
Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away
https://news.mit.edu/2026/astronomers-catch-star-slowly-snacking-on-brown-dwarf-1005
Published: October 5, 2026 15:00
The discovery reveals a new way that stars and planetary companions can interact.
MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-transit-lab-to-develop-ai-platform-public-transit-agencies-0930
Published: September 30, 2026 15:15
With $2.1 million funding from Google.org, the open-source Public Transit Intelligence Hub will unify public transit monitoring, operations, and passenger communication.
This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego
https://news.mit.edu/2026/game-playing-ai-stratego-new-champ-0930
Published: September 30, 2026 15:00
Able to defeat top-ranked human players and more efficient than other models, the new system could help decision-makers in military maneuvers or business negotiations.