Two MIT researchers are working on creating "smart sand," a system in which people can bury a small object, then, moments later, pull out a 3D duplicate of that object, created out of the particles.

Researchers have developed a smart glasses system that can help blind people or individuals with poor vision to recognize and reach objects in their environment. The system, described in a study ...

To test their algorithm, the researchers designed and built a system of “smart pebbles”–cubes about 10 millimeters to an edge, with processors and magnets built in. [Photo: M. Scott Brauer via MIT ...