Basic sheets of plastic, paper or fabric can now be transformed into complex inflatables using a method devised by researchers at MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group. More about Aeromorph inflatables fold themselves from flat sheets into complex origami
Neri Oxman and the MIT Mediated Matter group have unveiled their latest collection of 3D-printed death masks, designed to contain the wearer's last breath. More about Neri Oxman's Lazarus death masks visualise the wearer's last breath
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have created a series of smart temporary tattoos that can control devices through touch (+ movie). More about DuoSkin temporary tattoos can remotely control devices
Undulating brick surfaces are concealed behind the smooth, windowless exterior of this chapel by Modernist architect Eero Saarinen, captured in these new images by British photographer Jim Stephenson (+ slideshow). More about Jim Stephenson photographs Eero Saarinen's "breathtaking" MIT Chapel
MIT Media Lab has partnered with designer Yves Béhar on a smart furniture system for micro apartments, which can turn the space into a bedroom or living room at the touch of a button (+ movie). More about Yves Béhar and MIT's Ori robotic furniture reconfigures tiny apartments
Robots could soon be infiltrating urban sewage systems to identify potential outbreaks of disease before they happen, according to architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti (+ interview). More about Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method for 3D printing artificial hair, allowing them to print everything from paintbrushes to fake fur (+ movie). More about MIT researchers create 3D-printed fur, opening up "a new design space"
London's Royal College of Art has been named as the top art and design school in an annual international ranking, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has retained the title of top architecture school. More about RCA and MIT named as world's top design and architecture schools for second year running
A group of researchers has developed a conceptual traffic system that would enable driverless vehicles to whizz through intersections without colliding, eliminating the need for signals (+ movie). More about MIT researchers plan "death of the traffic light" with smart intersections
A team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won a competition to design an experimental capsule for the Hyperloop – a conceptual high-speed transport network conceived by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. More about MIT students' bullet-shaped Hyperloop pod wins Elon Musk's SpaceX competition
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a transparent film that could be applied to windows or clothing to store energy from sunlight, then later release it as heat. More about MIT team creates transparent film that stores solar energy and releases it on demand
The warm glow of traditional light bulbs could return to homes and replace cold-looking LEDs, thanks to research conducted by a team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More about MIT researchers develop energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs
MIT Media Lab graduate Will Patrick has designed a prototype desktop bioreactor that could enable the production of pharmaceutical drugs at home. More about Will Patrick's Farma bioreactor could let owners brew their own drugs
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed and built a 2,000-pound sculpture that can be rocked, rotated, lifted, and hauled upright with minimal effort (+ movie). More about MIT students create 2,000-pound "megalith" that can be moved with a fingertip
Teams from MIT Media Lab and the Royal College of Art have used bacteria to design a "bio-skin" fabric that peels back in reaction to sweat and humidity (+ slideshow). More about MIT Media Lab's BioLogic material opens and closes in response to humidity
Canadian designer Julie Legault has developed a desktop biolab to make synthetic biology more accessible, allowing users to hack DNA at home and monitor the progress of their creations (+ movie). More about Julie Legault's Amino bio-engineering kit creates a bacterial Tamagotchi
Chicago Architectural Biennial 2015: a team of designers from Swiss and American universities have created a towering architectural structure made from nothing but gravel and thread – which was built by a robotic arm (+ slideshow). More about Robot demonstrates pioneering technology by building structure from rocks and string
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Graduate shows 2015: MIT graduate Beomki Lee has developed a proposal to commemorate the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan, with a series of spaces themed around air, earth, and water (+ slideshow). More about Memorials by Beomki Lee would pay tribute to victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman has successfully 3D-printed one of her "wearable skins" and filled its hollow tubes with a bacterial luminescent liquid to represent how it could host photosynthetic organisms (+ slideshow). More about Neri Oxman 3D prints "photosynthetic wearable" to host living organisms
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the world's best university for architecture, according to new global rankings. More about MIT named world's top university for architecture