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Drug delivery capsule could replace injections for protein drugs
injected. A team of MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and ... In recent years, scientists have developed monoclonal antibodies — proteins that mimic the body’s ... Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and a gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/drug-delivery-capsule-could-replace-injections-protein-drugsAlumni Spotlight: Helen Greiner (SB ’89, SM ’90)
something similar. For Greiner, starting iRobot in 1990 with Colin Angle (EECS SB ’89, SM ’91) and Dr. ... – in real time to a human controller operating the robot with a touchscreen tablet. Greiner, who served ... attention to the development of flying robots with her new company, CyPhy (pronounced “sci-fi”) Works, for ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-helen-greiner-sb-%E2%80%9989-sm-%E2%80%9990Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies
Mechanical Engineering at MIT. The paper appears today in Nature Methods. A surprising finding The discovery ... their targets in the brain, with greater speed and resolution. “The common belief in the field is that ... professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), a member of the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/self-organizing-%E2%80%9Cpencil-beam%E2%80%9D-laser-could-help-scientists-design-brain-targeted-therapiesMIT scientists build a system that can generate AI models for biology research
Automated machine-learning (AutoML) systems are still in a relatively nascent stage of development, with ... the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science in the Department of Biological Engineering ... financially costly process for science and engineering labs. Even with a machine-learning expert, selecting ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-scientists-build-system-can-generate-ai-models-biology-researchMechE Classes
Designing Toys Design for the Developing World Engineering Medical Devices On a Mission to Measure 2.12: ... 2.009: An Iconic Engineering Class The Birth of a Hands-On Education Learning Through Creation ... Introduction to Robotics at MIT Using AI to Explore Oceans A Class with the Feel of a Startup Discovering the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/meche-classesTata Center adds eight new projects to its 2018-2019 portfolio
Treatment in Rural Communities" — Alan Hatton of the Department of Chemical Engineering "A Novel ... Village-Scale Water and Sanitation Systems" — Amos Winter of the Department of Mechanical Engineering ... Founded at MIT in 2012 with support from the Tata Trusts, one of India’s oldest philanthropic ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/tata-center-adds-eight-new-projects-its-2018-2019-portfolioA low-tech solution for high-impact health care
certainly broadened my perspective.” Mechanical engineering sophomore Claire Traweek appreciated in ... Their idea came together when they were able to connect directly with a doctor based in Rome who ... of the three theme areas, with Sajal winning second place and $1,000 in the category of migrants and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/low-tech-solution-high-impact-health-careFrom NASA to MIT to Formlabs
engineering at a young age and skipped several grades in math. In her first year of high school, she saw ... interests at MIT. When she wasn’t fulfilling the requirements for her mechanical engineering degree, she ... MIT Sea Grant in 2022 along with a group of equally impassioned students who elected Chen as captain. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/nasa-mit-formlabsAudrey Chen
passion for engineering at a young age and skipped several grades in math. In her first year of high ... engineering degree, she could be found leather crafting, glass blowing, or table welding in one of MIT’s ... the team at MIT Sea Grant in 2022 along with a group of equally impassioned students who elected ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/audrey-chenIcing ALS: MIT Family Reshapes Research Models
Rafael Reif and the mechanical engineering faculty recently took the chilly dunks — with a decidedly MIT ... Mechanical Engineering John Heywood SM ’62, PhD ’65 — Stephen Heywood, who died of ALS in 2006, and whose ... first nonprofit biotech, in John Heywood’s basement with the goal of delivering therapeutics to patients ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/icing-als-mit-family-reshapes-research-modelsResearchers hope to make needle pricks for diabetics a thing of the past
biological and mechanical engineering at MIT. “Today, diabetes is a global epidemic,” says So, who is one of ... from skin samples with glucose concentrations in blood samples taken at the same time. However, this ... changes in environmental conditions. For the new study, the researchers developed a new approach that lets ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/researchers-hope-make-needle-pricks-diabetics-thing-pastMIT announces 2025 Bose Grants
Mechanical Engineering Professor Kripa Varanasi, Civil & Environmental Engineering Associate Professor ... Thomas A. Frank Professor of Physics Peter Fisher. Mechanical Engineering Professor Kripa Varanasi is ... perturbations in these objects and look for particles emitted by PBHs. Along with their potential links to dark ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-announces-2025-bose-grantsMIT Students Win First Round of SpaceX Hyperloop Contest
mile-long run. With strengths in aeronautics, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering and ... MIT. Douglas P. Hart of Mechanical Engineering, is facilitating team members working on the project for ... credit as part of his Engineering System Development course. During MIT's Independent Activities ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-students-win-first-round-spacex-hyperloop-contestOnce abroad is not enough
be graduating this spring with a BS in electrical engineering and computer science, is contemplating ... with a BS in brain and cognitive sciences. “I learned how to travel on my own, how to get around when ... a mechanical engineering major, has integrated three study abroad experiences into his MIT education. “I first ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/once-abroad-not-enoughA quick stretch switches this polymer’s capacity to transport heat
research scientist in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. “Now that we’ve seen this thermal ... its plastic-like properties. In experiments, MIT engineers demonstrate a fiber, made from a common ... is used in a wide range of commercial products. The team found that when the material is quickly ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/quick-stretch-switches-polymer%E2%80%99s-capacity-transport-heatLate Summer Listening
and technology. Whether you're interested in tackling climate change, exploring big ideas with ... Associate Professor Stefanie Mueller, the TIBCO Founders Career Development Professor. In Episode 6, ... engineering challenges involved, such as designing for biocompatibility, ensuring device stability in the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/late-summer-listeningMirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes
background. Now, engineers at MIT have developed a small, mirrored chip that helps to produce dark-field ... crate, pocked with small wells, each measuring about 4 microns in diameter. Chazot lined this surface ... Kolle, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “But when Cecile made the first surfaces we ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mirrored-chip-could-enable-handheld-dark-field-microscopesA robot that senses hidden objects
Mechanical Engineering. Other co-authors include Junshan Leng, a research engineer at Harvard University, and ... efficiency in a battery of tests. Compared to a similar robot equipped with only a camera, RF Grasp was able ... Rodriguez have developed a picking robot that combines vision with radio frequency sensing to find and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robot-senses-hidden-objectsMIT MechE Research Exhibition Showcases Breadth of Student and Postdoc Innovation
Association of MechE (GAME) in partnership with the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. For more ... Design, Impact, and Presentation The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering held its 2026 Research ... MERE 2026 Brought Together 58 Research Projects Across Seven Core Areas, Recognizes Excellence in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-meche-research-exhibition-showcases-breadth-student-and-postdoc-innovationSensing the body at all scales
Mechanical Engineering. “The SENSE event helped to highlight what is happening at these different scales, ... panel discussion. Sensors and sensing systems need to be developed with guidance from users on exactly ... Sensors that track everything from infection in the lungs to WiFi usage on a busy university ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sensing-body-all-scales