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A streamlined approach to determining thermal properties of crystalline solids and alloys
— one of which was to find suitable materials for thermal energy storage devices that could be used in ... focused, in particular, on using structural knowledge to predict the “phonon density of states,” which has ... well as its thermal conductivity, which relates to how readily heat passes through a material, and even ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/streamlined-approach-determining-thermal-properties-crystalline-solids-and-alloysMIT continues to advance toward greenhouse gas reduction goals
feasibility and scalability of using different battery storage technologies to redistribute electricity ... At MIT, making a better world often starts on campus. That’s why, as the Institute works to find ... solutions to complex global problems, MIT has taken important steps to grow and transform its physical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-continues-advance-toward-greenhouse-gas-reduction-goalsMIT class journeys to fascinating places where mechanical engineering affects biology
whose research involves using biomaterials known as hydrogels to study the impact of physical and ... Guo, referring to the potential for “using the engineering principles we learn from biology to build ... mechanics, and ever since I started to look at cells, the more I’ve found it fascinating to look at them as ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-class-journeys-fascinating-places-where-mechanical-engineering-affects-biologyProfessor Harry Asada Awarded a $2 Million Grant to Develop Robotic Educational Tool, “Teach-Bot”
stressed the need for a new teaching modality that focuses on how the hands and brain work together to ... Initiative (M2I2). “These awards will ensure the Commonwealth remains a leader in advanced manufacturing to ... systems. Connected to the MITx online learning system, Teach-Bot can teach manufacturing workers about ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-harry-asada-awarded-2-million-grant-develop-robotic-educational-tool-%E2%80%9Cteach-botFrom large labs to small teams, mentorship thrives
faced by graduate students and using these insights to better support them. In Guo’s research group, ... group investigates social robots applied to education, pediatrics, health and wellness, and aging. ... Breazeal’s focus on taking multidisciplinary approaches to her research has resulted in an inclusive and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/large-labs-small-teams-mentorship-thrivesSophia Chen: It’s our duty to make the world better through empathy, patience, and respect
processes are available?’ and ‘how is this technology going to be maintained by the community?’” The link ... comments Sophia, “and that I wanted to keep learning about the field of development and how it intersects ... clear how important it is to create community-based solutions that are led and maintained by community ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sophia-chen-it%E2%80%99s-our-duty-make-world-better-through-empathy-patience-and-respectAn artistic approach to designing medical devices
delivery system for a patch that could be placed on a beating heart and used to deliver drugs. More ... design makes TILT easy to use in regions with limited resources, especially compared to more expensive ... they began to explore how to best ramp up manufacturing at scale and develop a business model. They ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artistic-approach-designing-medical-devicesMIT spinout seeks to transform food safety testing
droplets — called Janus emulsions — that can be used to detect bacterial contamination in food. The use of ... of a new MIT spinout — Xibus Systems — that is aiming to make a splash in the food industry with ... and food technology. Prior to joining Xibus, he served as chief technology officer for Callaghan ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-spinout-seeks-transform-food-safety-testingEngineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films
explore questions like: Can we use this material to make robotic skin that has a human-like sense of ... scalability] remains elusive, despite several potential high-impact applications.” While puzzling over how to ... nanostructures to reflect a red-shifted spectrum of light. For instance, green light used during material ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-repurpose-19th-century-photography-technique-make-stretchy-color-changing-filmsInternet of things: Let the avatars talk to each other
tags. “We used to say, ‘Someday the internet will be everywhere’ — this was late 90s — and we didn’t ... have the word 'cloud' yet. So, we used to say, ‘Someday, you can write the data in the sky,’” ... driving and that there’s no need to turn the heat on, just imagine how much energy one could save and what ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/internet-things-let-avatars-talk-each-otherCelebrating great mentorship for graduate students
“When we talk about our experiences as graduate students at MIT, my colleagues and I tend to use ... Graduate Community Fellow for the Committed to Caring Program and a PhD student in the History, Theory and ... ahmed-ghoneim-wesley-harris-committed-to-caring-mit-1024.jpg Honorees Ahmed Ghoniem (left) and Wesley Harris enjoy the Committed to Caring celebration on April ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/celebrating-great-mentorship-graduate-studentsMIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2023
use of nanomechanics to model and design fracture-resistant bioinspired materials. Elfatih A.B. ... Engineering, for advancing understanding of how climate and land use impact water availability, environmental ... Decision Systems, for contributions using optimization and stochastic modeling to enhance supply chain ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-community-members-elected-national-academy-engineering-2023AUVs: From Idea to Implementation
therefore, was to make an AUV that the offshore industry could use to service its deepwater operations — and ... that researchers could use to explore and monitor the deep ocean. To that end, in 1989 Chryssostomidis ... his colleagues began developing a series of AUVs. A first challenge was how to navigate without ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/auvs-idea-implementationA new era for cell therapies
genetically engineered cells. MechE Connects spoke with Buie to discuss how Kytopen has grown since its ... the technology from working on bacteria to working on human cells. Can you explain how Kytopen’s ... you to open pores. We use much less electrical energy than you typically would need for ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-era-cell-therapiesA nonflammable battery to power a safer, decarbonized future
modem. At first, Chatter was surprised how few takers he had to start the research, even from researchers ... “When you use a single material in any battery, and the whole world starts to use it, you run out of ... a nonflammable, nontoxic alternative to lithium-ion batteries to help renewables like wind and solar bridge the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/nonflammable-battery-power-safer-decarbonized-futureRobotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
particles. Finally, they used a chemical process they developed previously, to coat and bond the magnetic ... robotic thread may be paired with existing endovascular technologies, enabling doctors to remotely guide ... the robot through a patient’s brain vessels to quickly treat blockages and lesions, such as those that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robotic-thread-designed-slip-through-brain%E2%80%99s-blood-vesselsMIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
to create product concepts exploring the use of advanced fibers and technology. The workshops were ... attendance. Team Natural Futurism presented a concept to develop a biodegradable lifestyle shoe using natural ... material alternatives, including bacterial cellulose and mycelium, and advanced fiber concepts to avoid use ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-and-fashion-institute-technology-join-forces-create-innovative-textiles“MIT Illuminations,” a colorful installation and introduction to creative computation, is now open in Kendall Square
license, with simple instructions for how to create a similar lighting system at home using an inexpensive ... individuals to learn how to create their own lighting kits at home. Since off-the-shelf lighting systems with ... researchers, and alumni that began before the MIT Welcome Center even opened. The idea to use programmable, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cmit-illuminations%E2%80%9D-colorful-installation-and-introduction-creative-computation-now-openMIT researchers and collaborators work to prepare manufacturers for future crises
use digital tools to advance manufacturing in the regional and national spheres,” says Hart. “We hope ... emergency response team as part of its efforts to respond to the desperate need for personal protective ... from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is developing a network collaboration model designed to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-researchers-and-collaborators-work-prepare-manufacturers-future-crises3 Questions: From the bench to the battlefield
useful to the war fighter. U.S. Army members at the ISN also give guidance on soldier protection and ... late, and secondly, how I may be able to apply my technical background to consulting, investment, or ... a quintessential part of the academic experience at MIT. The program, known as UROP, allows students to be ...
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