Hundred-year storm tides could strike every decade in Bangladesh

Tropical cyclones can generate devastating storm tides—seawater heightened by the tides that causes catastrophic floods in coastal regions. An MIT study finds that as the planet warms, the recurrence of destructive storm tides will increase tenfold for one of the world’s hardest-hit regions.

New electronic “skin” could lead to lightweight night-vision glasses 

MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin “skins” of electronic material that could be used in wearable sensors, flexible transistors and computing elements, and sensitive compact imaging devices.

Technology makes pesticides stick to plant leaves

A new pesticide application system developed by MIT researchers and their spinoff company could significantly cut use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving farmers money and reducing polluting runoff.

New printable metamaterials that are both strong and stretchy could allow fabrication of bendable ceramics, glass, and metals.

These tough yet bendy materials could be made into tear-resistant textiles, flexible semiconductors, electronic chip packaging, and durable yet compliant scaffolds on which to grow cells for tissue repair.