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MIT Sequential Decomposition Synthesis process produces thin solid-state electrolytes without sintering

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A team from MIT has developed a new approach to fabricating oxide-based solid-state electrolytes that are comparable in thickness to the polymer separators found in current Li-ion batteries without sintering: sequential decomposition synthesis (SDS). Rupp (2022) “A Sinter-Free Future for Solid-State Battery Designs” Energy Environ.

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Audi and MIT develop Road Frustration Index

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Driving in chaotic urban traffic can be as nearly as stressful as jumping out of an airplane, according to new findings from an Audi and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study. —Kael Greco, project leader, MIT SENSEable City Laboratory. —Professor Carlo Ratti, director, MIT SENSEable City Laboratory.

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Barrier Breaker Shapes Aerospace Engineering's Future

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Harris, born in 1941 in Richmond, Virginia, grew up during the tumultuous years of the Civil Rights Movement and faced an environment fraught with challenges. Today, Harris is a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT and heads the school’s Hypersonic Research Laboratory. Army approached MIT to help it solve a problem.

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Video Friday: Multitasking

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology. [

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Video Friday: The Secrets of Shadow Robot's New Hand

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. UBTECH ] Current visual navigation systems often treat the environment as static, lacking the ability to adaptively interact with obstacles. MIT ] Staff, students (and quadruped robots!)

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Video Friday: Pedipulate

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. In order to interact with and manipulate their environments, most legged robots are equipped with a dedicated robot arm, which means additional mass and mechanical complexity compared to standard legged robots.

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Video Friday: UC Berkeley's Little Humanoid

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Paper ] CSAIL researchers introduce a novel approach allowing robots to be trained in simulations of scanned home environments, paving the way for customized household automation accessible to anyone. [

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