Definition: Programmable Matter refers to materials that can change their physical properties (shape, density, modality, conductivity) in real-time, based on user input or autonomous sensing. This ...

Programmable matter encompasses collections of simple units or modules that can reconfigure their collective shape and properties under algorithmic control. Such systems draw inspiration from biology, ...

IT’S code red on Mars this morning. A storm has knocked out our Martian colony’s main power supply and the base has been running on backup power from a nearby array of solar panels. But as the storm ...

Stefanie Mueller is a computer scientist and associate professor at CSAIL and EECS, MIT. Her work focuses on designing and developing novel interactive systems and fabrication techniques that enable ...

Atomically thin semiconductors such as tungsten disulfide (WS 2) are promising materials for future photonic technologies. Despite being only a single layer of atoms thick, they host tightly bound ...