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High-speed images capture archer fish’s rocket-like launch
MIT-Archer-Fish-1024.jpg In addition to spit-shooting, an archer fish, pictured here, can launch itself from a near ... Alexandra Techet, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. But once an insect is shot down, it ... insect in midair, ensuring that no other competitor steals its prey. Now MIT engineers have detailed the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/high-speed-images-capture-archer-fish%E2%80%99s-rocket-launchTransatlantic connections make the difference for MIT Portugal
and fostering mutual trust and understanding. The MIT Portugal Program (MPP), a strategic partnership ... between MIT, Portuguese universities and research institutions, and the Portuguese government, is a case ... a collaboration between MIT and the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (Fundação para a Ciência ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/transatlantic-connections-make-difference-mit-portugalSixteen MIT grad students named Siebel Scholars for 2017
Sixteen MIT graduate students are among the 2017 cohort of Siebel Foundation Scholars hailing ... from the world’s top graduate programs in business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy ... challenges, the select MIT students are part of a class of 92 individuals receiving a $35,000 award for their ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sixteen-mit-grad-students-named-siebel-scholars-2017Solar panels get a face-lift with custom designs
Recruiting Jonathan Mailoa, then a PhD student in MIT’s Photovoltaic Research Laboratory, and Samantha ... 2006. MIT-Sistine-Solar.jpg Founded at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Sistine Solar creates custom ... But that adoption rate could still use a boost, according to MIT spinout Sistine Solar. “If you look ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/solar-panels-get-face-lift-custom-designsOverlooked cells might explain the human brain’s huge storage capacity
cognitive functions. MIT researchers have now put forth a new hypothesis for how astrocytes might contribute ... MIT-AstroCyteMemory-01-press_1024x768.jpg MIT researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to ... the brain’s massive storage capacity. Image: MIT News “Originally, astrocytes were believed to just ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/overlooked-cells-might-explain-human-brain%E2%80%99s-huge-storage-capacityPassive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations
Reports Physical Science, in a paper by MIT postdoc Zhengmao Lu, Arny Leroy PhD ’21, professors Jeffrey ... or no reliable electric power. Now, an innovative system developed at MIT offers a way to use passive ... supported by MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab. MIT-EfficientCooling-01-press_0.jpg Two ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/passive-cooling-system-could-benefit-grid-locationsNew filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste
environmental impacts, including any pollutants that are released with its manufacturing waste. MIT engineers ... waste that plants generate. MIT-Sustain-Aluminum-02-press.jpg A schematic representation of the role of ... the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT. “This offers a promising solution ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-filter-captures-and-recycles-aluminum-manufacturing-wasteHow to push, wiggle, or drill an object through sand
processes is a huge computational challenge that often takes days to weeks to solve. Now, engineers at MIT ... and does not require complex computational tools as other methods do. MIT-SoftPush-01_0.jpg A new MIT ... options as fast as possible,” says Ken Kamrin, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “This is ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-push-wiggle-or-drill-object-through-sandDOE selects MIT to establish a Center for the Exascale Simulation of Coupled High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid Interactions
announced that it has selected MIT to establish a new research center dedicated to advancing the predictive ... spaces. Researchers in the new MIT Center for the Exascale Simulation of Coupled High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid ... High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid Interactions (CHEFSI) — a joint effort of the MIT Center for Computational Science ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/doe-selects-mit-establish-center-exascale-simulation-coupled-high-enthalpy-fluid%E2%80%93solidMIT Portugal Program presents Marine Robotics Summer School
elasmobranchs and cetaceans. Marianna Rogers, a graduate student in mechanical engineering at MIT, says it was ... Fifth annual program invites students from MIT and Portuguese universities to “dive deep” into ... robotics and ocean exploration The MIT Portugal Program’s Marine Robotics Summer School provides a broad ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-portugal-program-presents-marine-robotics-summer-schoolMIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023
Makower ’85, and Boris Rubinsky PhD ’81 are among the 13 MIT community members elected to the National ... individuals to their 2023 class of fellows. Among them are two members of the MIT Koch Institute for ... addition, 11 MIT alumni were also recognized. The highest professional distinction accorded solely to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-community-members-elected-national-academy-inventors-2023Hermano Igo Krebs elected to Fellowship in IEEE
Fellowship. Having received his PhD in ocean engineering from MIT, Krebs pioneered the robotics rehab field at ... the Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation at MIT in collaboration with Professor ... module, an anti-gravity module, a hand module, the MIT-Manus, the MIT Anklebot, and the Skywalker. These ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hermano-igo-krebs-elected-fellowship-ieeeCultivators of Research
participating in their research journey from the beginning to end. For MIT graduate students, the Committed to ... MIT, which is characterized by interdisciplinary work in design, including product design, engineering ... a first-ever summit as a part of this project. The summit brought together faculty and students from MIT as ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/cultivators-researchStartup Powers Up for Better Strength Training
MIT delta v accelerator the summer after Rothman’s graduation. “MIT was incredibly supportive of our ... Perch, the fitness startup he cofounded with friends from MIT, provides users with a new way to monitor ... came to MIT to study aerospace engineering, but his plan changed after he watched the 2.009 Product ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/startup-powers-better-strength-trainingWhat STEM Requires, Dance Provides
her experiences as an MIT student, Toussaint Beach saw the need to increase the representation of ... barriers were causing this underrepresentation—so, after graduating, she joined Teach for America. Among ... these. Dancing was something Toussaint Beach says she did as soon as she could walk, and at MIT, dance ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/what-stem-requires-dance-providesProfessor Kamal Youcef-Toumi interviewed by Qatari television series Etqan
MechE Professor Kamal Youcef-Toumi first came to MIT as a graduate student in 1979. His research ... leaks in water systems. This research was part of the MIT Singapore Alliance and had the goal of ... from around the world. The Etqan film crew visited MIT on a gray January day and interviewed ...
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