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MIT researcher surprised by Amazon’s “hostile” reaction to her face-recognition work

MIT’s radical plan to make buildings out of melanin

Neri Oxman’s latest project teases a future of resilience and diversity–both in buildings and the people that occupy them.

These NASA and MIT researchers created a shape-shifting airplane wing that could change air travel

NYPD unveils controversial algorithm to track crime patterns

The NYPD says the tool can help connect the dots between related crimes and that it’s taken steps to eliminate bias, but civil libertarians still urge caution.

Encryption pioneer aims to end our data dilemma with cryptography’s holy grail

A company founded by one of cryptography’s heavyweights is making waves with a long-awaited approach to the data privacy problem.

MIT invented a new type of robot hand that’s both adorable and terrifying

It’s more Venus fly trap than hand.

The subtle sexism of hackathons

And how to fix it in five steps.

The color of the ocean is changing–here’s why

By the end of the 21st century, the polar oceans may be tropical green, while other areas will shift to a dark blue. It’s another example of how climate change is altering our planet.

This Jenga-playing robot could build your next phone

The robot’s ability to make decisions based on how a Jenga block feels could help with the production of consumer electronics, like cell phones.

People get even more miserable online when it’s smoggy

On China’s Sino Weibo service, when the air gets worse, the posts get very sad.

Ministry of Supply will tailor this sweater to your body while you wait

The collaboration with MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab points to the future of customizable fashion.

This AI can see in total darkness

It can even image tissue inside of your body.

We’re entering a new era of cheap and perfect knock-off art

Move over, Monet.

AI is making Halloween so much spookier

Thanks for the nightmares, technology.

MIT’s new tool erases anything (or anyone) from old photos

The reality distortion field is real, and it’s getting better every day.

These adorable robots work together to build alien structures

Their strangely beautiful work, which can rise up to 15 feet into the air, belies their potential as autonomous builders in disaster zones and elsewhere.

This little robot swims through pipes and finds out if they’re leaking

Lighthouse, U.S. winner of the James Dyson Award, looks like a badminton birdie and detects the suction of water leaving pipes–which is a lot of water that we could put to better use.

AI is coming for industrial design

An algorithm could never replace human designers… oh, who are we kidding? We’re screwed.

MIT’s tool for tracking police surveillance: a cryptographic ledger