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Bill Fienup
journey of ‘Well, how do I become a part of this?’” he says. His determination to reach MIT inspired his ... As the holder of 12 patents for inventions ranging from a Nerf ball blaster to a biopsy needle, ... Co-foundef of mHub Bill Fienup ’03, SM ’05. Credit: James Kruml/RoboToaster. Innovation has been important to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/bill-fienupQS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
proportion of international students. MIT earned a perfect overall score of 100. MIT was also ranked the ... world’s top university in 11 of 48 disciplines ranked by QS, as announced in February of this year. MIT ... International Horizontal For the eighth year in a row, MIT has been named the number one university in the world ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/qs-ranks-mit-world%E2%80%99s-no-1-university-2019-20Needles that hit the right mark
which the needles are inserted too far or placed in the wrong tissue. A team of researchers from MIT and ... MIT-Epidural-placement_1024.jpg Currently, anesthesiologists must guide a four- to six-inch needle through multiple layers of ... teamed up with researchers at MIT’s Laser Biomedical Research Center, headed by Peter So, a professor of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/needles-hit-right-markTo make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
would. MIT-Cell-Crowding-01-Press-1024.jpg the cell division marker Ki67 shows that the number of ... into more specialized cells. Ming Guo, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, says that ... from MIT, and Maorong Chen, Ren Sheng, and Xi He of Boston Children’s Hospital. Packed in To study ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/make-mini-organs-grow-faster-give-them-squeezeRavi Patil ’93, SM ’95, IT Executive and Storyteller
himself in the richness of his own MIT experience led him to wonder about the experiences of others. “I ... mysterious unknowns,” he says. “My curiosity to hear, craft, and share the powerful human stories of the MIT ... about MIT. Patil describes it as a “trove of wonder, discovery, and madness.” Guests have included an ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ravi-patil-%E2%80%9993-sm-%E2%80%9995-it-executive-and-storytellerHot flash relief during menopause
presented their product, “Uplift,” in front of a sold-out crowd in MIT’s Kresge Auditorium. Uplift was ... Director of the Martin Trust Center at MIT and one of Amira’s delta-v mentors. The team’s dedication to ... relief in the process. Despite the fact that half of the world’s population will experience menopause, it ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hot-flash-relief-during-menopauseMIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape
MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Energizing@MIT: the MIT Energy Initiative’s ... requires building around 300 terawatt-hours of storage, according to Asegun Henry, a professor in the MIT ... research inside MIT’s own labs. A new process for decarbonizing the production of ethylene was presented by ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-energy-initiative-conference-spotlights-research-priorities-amidst-changing-energyStudy finds cell memory can be more like a dimmer dial than an on/off switch
Domitilla Del Vecchio, professor of mechanical and biological engineering at MIT. “The consequence is that ... all-or-nothing expression of genes, a significant number of cells appeared to freeze genes in an in-between state ... enables the expression of various genes to “lock in” throughout a cell’s lifetime. Failure of this memory ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/study-finds-cell-memory-can-be-more-dimmer-dial-onoff-switchMIT gears up to transform manufacturing
says John Hart, head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) and faculty co-director of ... Hart says. INM is one of MIT’s strategic initiatives and builds on the successful three-year-old ... manufacturing-related activities at MIT, including the INM membership fee of $275,000 per year, which supports several ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-gears-transform-manufacturingDepartment Head John Hart Announces New MechE Leadership
robotics, and other areas of biomedical engineering. Ellen has co-taught design classes (2.009 and 2.75) in ... including Associate Department Head for Research (2013-2016), Area Head (2007-2014), and Associate Director of the MIT Woods Hole Joint ... directional adhesive inspired by gecko lizards, and development of the MIT Cheetah, a robot capable of stable ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/department-head-john-hart-announces-new-meche-leadershipMo Mirvakili
Mo Mirvakili PhD ’17 was in the middle of an experiment as a postdoc at MIT when the Covid-19 ... developing a class of high-performance thermal artificial muscles, including nylon artificial muscles. During ... bathroom into a makeshift lab. Arranging a piece of plywood over the bathtub to support power sources and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/mo-mirvakiliMIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2019
Report has named MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering the number one graduate program in ... nuclear engineering. In the rankings of individual MBA specialties, MIT placed first in information ... years. This year, MIT ranked in the top five for 24 of the 37 science disciplines evaluated. The magazine ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-graduate-engineering-business-science-programs-ranked-highly-us-news-2019From “cheetah-noids” to humanoids
Kim’s lab as part of the MIT UROP – or Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. For his UROP ... along with our lab and class projects during his entire time at MIT,” says Kim. “His incessant desire to ... “Tonight Show-botics” segment. Much to the delight of host Jimmy Fallon, the mini cheetah did some yoga, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Ccheetah-noids%E2%80%9D-humanoidsAlumni Spotlight: Atlas Devices
an issue. In fact, one of our earliest sales was actually to MIT for that purpose: the Department of ... crucial help from the MIT Venture Mentoring Service during our formative years. Because of MIT’s strong ... Mallinson MechE alumni Nate Ball (SB ’05, SM ’07) and Bryan Schmid (SB ’03, SM ’05) entered the MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-atlas-devicesNate Ball
an issue. In fact, one of our earliest sales was actually to MIT for that purpose: the Department of ... crucial help from the MIT Venture Mentoring Service during our formative years. Because of MIT’s strong ... MechE alumni Nate Ball (SB ’05, SM ’07) and Bryan Schmid (SB ’03, SM ’05) entered the MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/nate-ballSand, Sand Everywhere
Carrington Motley spends a lot of his time at MIT surrounded by sand. “Yeah, sand is everywhere,” he admits ... engineering major, is captain of MIT’s men’s track and field team — and when he isn’t launching himself into ... By the end of the fall of his senior year in high school, MIT was at the top of Motley’s list. Into ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sand-sand-everywhereStudent Profile: Julia Sokol, PhD Candidate
technology,” adds Amrose. The team has conducted a number of field trials in Morocco and Jordan where they work ... health of the planet, agriculture and food production play an enormous role. According to the Food and ... Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, roughly 37% of land worldwide is used for agriculture and food ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-profile-julia-sokol-phd-candidateJulia Sokol
technology,” adds Amrose. The team has conducted a number of field trials in Morocco and Jordan where they work ... When it comes to the health of the planet, agriculture and food production play an enormous role. ... According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, roughly 37% of land worldwide is ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/julia-sokolLessons from the Clean Air Car Race 50 Years Later
Agency by the end of the year. In the midst of this progress, a team of MIT students and faculty, with ... race, participants of the Clean Air Car Race gathered on MIT’s Killian Court for a photo-op. Credit: ... finish line in Pasadena. When MIT’s gas turbine car, which was driven by one of McGregor’s fraternity ...
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