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Student-led conference charts the future of micro- and nanoscale research, reinforces scientific community
New Hampshire on Jan. 24-25 for the first time since before the pandemic, MARC gathered over 240 MIT ... (MTL) and, since 2020, co-sponsored jointly with MIT.nano. 2023-01 MARC 316 edit.jpg Mechanical ... a letter to attendees, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) graduate ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-led-conference-charts-future-micro-and-nanoscale-research-reinforces-scientificA Bipedal Robot with Human Reflexes
MIT’s Building 3, a two-legged robot named HERMES is wreaking controlled havoc: punching through ... typically very slow, so a robot has difficulty reacting in time,” says Ramos, of MIT’s Department of ... open a door or clear an obstacle.” Ramos and his colleagues, including PhD student Albert Wang and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/bipedal-robot-human-reflexesHow to tap the sun’s energy through heat as well as light
A new approach to harvesting solar energy, developed by MIT researchers, could improve efficiency ... graduate student Andrej Lenert, associate professor of mechanical engineering Evelyn Wang, physics ... silicon-based solar cell “doesn’t take advantage of all the photons,” Wang explains. That’s because converting ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-tap-sun%E2%80%99s-energy-through-heat-well-lightComputing for the health of the planet
Saskatchewan. Sherrie Wang will join MIT as an assistant professor in a shared position between the Department ... Computing Horizontal Sherrie Wang, who will join MIT MechE and IDSS as an assistant professor 2023-24, ... biodiversity, and sustainable sources of energy. The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing is committed to hiring ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/computing-health-planetNew Material Structures Bend Like Microscopic Hair
Researchers say structures may be used in windows to wick away moisture. MIT engineers have ... hair.jpg The new material designed by MIT researchers is a flexible polymer "skin" coated with ... manipulate rain or sunlight,” says Yangying Zhu, a graduate student in MIT’s Department of Mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-material-structures-bend-microscopic-hairWater, water everywhere … even in the air
including MIT associate professor of mechanical engineering Evelyn Wang, MIT postdoc Sameer Rao, graduate ... humidity of 100 percent, explains Wang, who is the Gail E. Kendall Professor at MIT. But such ... MIT and the University of California at Berkeley could provide a novel way of obtaining clean, fresh ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/water-water-everywhere-%E2%80%A6-even-airMIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
co-authors are lead author Krithika Ramchander and Luda Wang of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, ... interconnected via thin membranes that act as natural sieves, filtering out bubbles from water and sap. MIT ... to purify water after being stored in a dry form for at least two years. MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-engineers-make-filters-tree-branches-purify-drinking-waterWhat will happen to sediment plumes associated with deep-sea mining?
impacts compare to traditional land-based mining — are currently unknown. Now oceanographers at MIT, the ... engineering at MIT. “Our study is the first of its kind on these midwater plumes, and can be a major ... team’s study appears today in Nature Communications: Earth and Environment. Peacock’s co-authors at MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/what-will-happen-sediment-plumes-associated-deep-sea-miningThis touchy-feely glove senses and maps tactile stimuli
include Huifeng Du and Liu Wang at MIT, along with professor Chuanfei Guo’s group at the Southern ... to grasp a jar. And now engineers at MIT and elsewhere have a way to precisely measure and map such ... MIT-Touchy-Glove-02-PRESS.jpg An MIT team of engineers has designed a new touch-sensing glove that can “feel” pressure and other ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/touchy-feely-glove-senses-and-maps-tactile-stimuliWatering the world
co-authors are lead author and graduate student Pulkit Shamshery, former MIT postdoc Ruo-Qian Wang, and ... MIT-Drop-Irrigation.JPG Engineers at MIT have found a way to cut the cost of solar-powered drip systems by half, by ... environments where they cost farmers more than $3,000 per acre to install. Now engineers at MIT have found ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/watering-worldBatteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
The long range of airborne drones helps them perform critical tasks in the skies. Now MIT spinout ... same applications. MIT-OpenWater-2-1024.jpg Open Water Power’s battery that "drinks" in sea ... the co-founders’ side project, which was modified throughout two MIT classes and a lab. In 2011, McKay ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/batteries-%E2%80%9Cdrink%E2%80%9D-seawater-could-power-long-range-underwater-vehicles-0A material’s insulating properties can be tuned at will
The research team also included Hantao Zhang, Qichen Song, Jayue Wang and Gulin Vardar at MIT, and ... MIT-Thermal-Conductivity-1024.jpg Researchers found that strontium cobalt oxide (SCO) naturally occurs in an atomic configuration ... conductive. Image: courtesy of the researchers Now, a team of researchers at MIT have made a major leap ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/material%E2%80%99s-insulating-properties-can-be-tuned-willThis ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs
study’s MIT co-authors include Xiaoyu Chen and Chonghe Wang, along with collaborators at USC. Sensing ... MIT engineers have developed a small ultrasound sticker that can monitor the stiffness of organs ... engineering at MIT. “With this wearable sticker, we can continuously monitor changes in rigidity over long ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ultrasound-sticker-senses-changing-stiffness-deep-internal-organsA new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine ... Fahrenheit. MIT-Thermal-Batteries-1024-press.jpg A thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell (size 1 cm x 1 cm) mounted on ... N. Noyce Career Development Professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. “This is an ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-heat-engine-no-moving-parts-efficient-steam-turbineMIT graduate students lead conference on microsystems and nanotechnology
during the MIT Independent Activities Period, more than 200 students, faculty, staff, postdocs, and ... this year in late January in New Hampshire. Chaired by MIT doctoral students Mayuran ... conference. MARC2020 Organizers 1024.jpg Left to right: MARC committee members and MIT graduate students Navid ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-graduate-students-lead-conference-microsystems-and-nanotechnologyManufacturing a cleaner future
Productivity at MIT, the CHIPS Act is just the latest example of significantly increased interest in ... faculty and alumni from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering offer solutions for manufacturing’ ... one of the first companies to receive funding from MIT’s venture firm, The Engine. Currently, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/manufacturing-cleaner-futureLight-activated muscle grafts show promise in aiding muscle recovery post-trauma
Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and MIT collaborators aims to restore ... Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, speaks with students in her lab. Credit: Tony ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/light-activated-muscle-grafts-show-promise-aiding-muscle-recovery-post-trauma-0Master of Engineering in Manufacturing
Tony Pulsone) Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor of Mechanical Engineering David E. Hardt explains, ... undergraduate level, and in fact we have never had an undergraduate degree in manufacturing at MIT. As a result, ... formalizing that experience.” The MEngM, which first began in 2001 as a master’s degree in the Singapore-MIT ...
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us: me-community-excellence@mit.edu MIT MechE Community Vision Statement We foster an inclusive ... environment, focusing on what makes MIT MechE truly special: the people. We work to solve global challenges and ... environment. Learn More About Professor Buie Initiatives MIT MechE is proud to lead and participate in a number ...
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