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3 Questions: A new PhD program from the Center for Computational Science and Engineering
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, is introducing a new standalone PhD degree program that will ... are the co-directors of MIT's Center for Computational Science and Engineering. An academic unit ... of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, the center's new standalone PhD degree program will ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-questions-new-phd-program-center-computational-science-and-engineeringHow MIT’s rocket, electric car, and solar vehicle teams have adjusted to the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit all areas of the MIT communty. Those for which in-person hands-on ... experiences traditionally take center stage have had to pivot in unique ways. In this Q&A, the MIT ... international competitions. Here, juniors Max Kwon, president of the MIT Rocket Team; Jorge Nin, MIT Motorsports ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-mit%E2%80%99s-rocket-electric-car-and-solar-vehicle-teams-have-adjusted-pandemicMIT Electric Vehicle Team: An Electrifying Start
race of the event and MIT’s electric motorcycle had never been raced on the road before. Each Electric ... first qualifier is a big event,” says MIT EVT Leader and mechanical engineering PhD student Lennon ... race on the Internet while working in an MIT machine shop that prompted Rodgers and the rest of the EVT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-electric-vehicle-team-electrifying-startLicense plates of MIT
use them. It might not come as a surprise to learn that quite a few MIT community members have ... and MIT-related plates that color their rides. MIT-LicensePlates-01-press.jpg As an MIT graduate ... affiliate of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. A little piece of tech heaven One of the most ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/license-plates-mitAn origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries
from origami, MIT engineers have now designed a medical patch that can be folded around minimally ... injured site. MIT_Robo-Patch-Frankel_1024.jpg MIT engineers have design paper-like medical tapes (shown ... mechanical engineering and of civil and environmental engineering at MIT. “This patch technology spans many ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/origami-inspired-medical-patch-sealing-internal-injuriesSeeing solutions through, across continents
Sade Nabahe’s time at MIT has been defined by engineering projects that help people around the ... poverty. MIT-Nabahe-Sade-1_1024.jpg “I was lucky enough to discover MIT and my passion for engineering ... says senior Sade Nabahe. Photo by Ian MacLellan Originally drawn to MIT by an interest in prosthetics, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/seeing-solutions-through-across-continentsMIT researchers remotely map crops, field by field
the resources to maintain. MIT-mapping-crops-01-press_0.jpg MIT engineers have developed a method to ... fraction of an acre to the next. Image: Courtesy of the researchers; Google Street View Now, MIT engineers ... the d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-researchers-remotely-map-crops-field-fieldEngineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films
repurposed by MIT engineers. By applying a 19th-century color photography technique to modern holographic ... materials, an MIT team has printed large-scale images onto elastic materials that when stretched can ... a strawberry, a coin, and a fingerprint. MIT_StretchyOptics-01-PRESS_0.jpg MIT researchers have developed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-repurpose-19th-century-photography-technique-make-stretchy-color-changing-filmsA simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders
can sense contractions of the GI tract. MIT researchers have now designed a new device that could ... communicate information. MIT-Quipu-Diagnostic-03.jpeg The quipu, an ancient Incan technology, is a set of ... MIT researchers and their collaborators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital showed that their simple ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/simple-diagnostic-tool-gastrointestinal-disordersLearning challenges shape a mechanical engineer’s path
MIT_Hermus,-James-01-PRESS_0.jpg “I observed assistive technologies — developed by scientists and engineers my friends and I never ... experiences and a desire to help people with physical disabilities propelled him to MIT. In September 2022, ... Hermus completed his PhD in mechanical engineering from MIT. He has been an author on seven papers in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/learning-challenges-shape-mechanical-engineer%E2%80%99s-pathCould carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?
A team of researchers led by MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the University of Iowa, and Beth Israel ... MIT-Carbon-Monoxide-01-PRESS_0-1.jpg: Researchers at MIT and several other institutions designed this foam that can deliver bubbles of ... Karl van Tassel Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/could-carbon-monoxide-foam-help-fight-inflammationAn implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdoses
can’t always reach the person who has overdosed in time. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s ... 1024MIT_Overdose-Response-02-PRESS.jpg The device, which is about the size of a stick of gum, can be implanted under the skin, where it ... high-risk population,” says Giovanni Traverso, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/implantable-sensor-could-reverse-opioid-overdosesPeer coaching helps graduate students thrive
for students. Her first reaction was, “What do I have to lose?” MIT-Grad-Coach-01-press_0-1.jpg Since ... reflect on what she really wanted out of her MIT experience, break her goals into small steps, and accept ... events open to every graduate student at MIT. “We’re creating a community through this approach of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/peer-coaching-helps-graduate-students-thriveRobotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls
MIT engineers, the lunar bloopers also highlight an opportunity to innovate. “Astronauts are ... constrict their movements,” says Harry Asada, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “We want to ... along with the controller and motors to power the limbs. MIT-SuperLimbs-01-press.jpg SuperLimbs, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robotic-%E2%80%9Csuperlimbs%E2%80%9D-could-help-moonwalkers-recover-fallsNew Microscope Creates Near-Real-Time Videos of Nanoscale Processes
molecules. MIT-Better-Micro-1-1024.jpg A new high-speed microscope produces images of chemical processes ... throughout an experiment. Photo by Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT But scanning these images is a meticulous, ... capture active, changing environments. Now engineers at MIT have designed an atomic force microscope that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-microscope-creates-near-real-time-videos-nanoscale-processesWobbly gel mat trains muscle cells to work together
identifying therapies to help people recover from muscle injuries and neurodegenerative disorders. Now, MIT ... are rubbery, with a bit of stretch. In the case of the MIT mat, it’s made from hydrogel — a soft, ... MIT-Gel-Muscle-01-press_0.jpg MIT engineers designed a workout mat for cells that can help scientists zero in, at the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/wobbly-gel-mat-trains-muscle-cells-work-togetherUltrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses, study finds
about its physical integrity. MIT-Virus-Vibrations-1024.jpg Ultrasound has potential to damage ... coronaviruses, a new MIT study finds. Illustration of Corona Virus. Image Credit: MIT News, with images from ... iStockphoto A new study by researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering suggests that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ultrasound-has-potential-damage-coronaviruses-study-findsMaking hydropower plants more sustainable
insects in the bed of the river with the beaver dams. MIT_Natal-energy1024.jpg A fish-safe turbine ... siblings admit coming to MIT was a major culture shock, but they loved the atmosphere of problem solving ... and entrepreneurship that permeated the campus. Gia came to MIT in 1995 and majored in chemical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/making-hydropower-plants-more-sustainableWhat happens during the first moments of butterfly scale formation
signature shimmer. MIT researchers have now captured the initial moments during a butterfly’s metamorphosis, ... chrysalis. MIT-Butterfly-Buckling-01-press_0.jpg An optical micrograph shows the scales on the wings of an ... happen as engineers,” says Mathias Kolle, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “But in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/what-happens-during-first-moments-butterfly-scale-formationSweat-proof “smart skin” takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals
MIT engineers and researchers in South Korea have developed a sweat-proof “electronic skin” ... sensors. MIT-E-Skin-01-1024.jpg Engineers have developed a sweat-proof “electronic skin” — a conformable, ... Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “We can provide wearable sensors that can do ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sweat-proof-%E2%80%9Csmart-skin%E2%80%9D-takes-reliable-vitals-even-during-workouts-and-spicy-meals