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November 17, 2022
How “2D” materials expand
A team, including Professor Evelyn Wang, developed a new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated and could help engineers create faster, more powerful electronic devices.
November 17, 2022 From LGO to PhDFor some MIT Leaders for Global Operations graduates, including MechE alum Jimmy Smith SM ’18, MBA ’18 a research passion becomes a full-time career.
November 16, 2022 Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of Covid-19A new study from a team led by PhD student Connor Verheyen and Professor Lydia Bourouiba links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
November 15, 2022 Ritu Raman Is an Architect of Muscle and NerveMechE professor Ritu Raman designs motor control components to heal wounds and animate “soft” robots
November 15, 2022 Inspired to Heal the Human HeartEllen Roche combines robotics, biologics to design cardiac devices to create a biohybrid robotic heart designed for high-fidelity testing of mitral valve repair strategies.
