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MIT alumnus to compete in Winter Olympics
San Francisco and moved to Calgary, where he trained on the skeleton track used during the 1988 winter ... bobsled trials in the Burton 2 lounge in 2013. Learning more about the bobsled led to an interest in the ... specialized skeleton race, and after a test run in 2014 he became hooked on the sport. “I wanted to keep ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-alumnus-compete-winter-olympicsWith “MIT Fundamentos Electrónicos,” MechE Grad Student Brings Electronics Workshops to Students in Mexico
(IAP) are both prime time for MIT students to engage in learning and research outside of the regular ... scheduled classes,’ is meant to be a time for exploration of a variety of academic and non-academic ... of Savannah Gordon “This project began the summer of 2024 when I reached out to MISTI Mexico staff ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cmit-fundamentos-electr%C3%B3nicos%E2%80%9D-meche-grad-student-brings-electronics-workshops-studentsExplained: Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Many teams have also focused on variations that eliminate the use of lead, to avoid its environmental ... most researchers are focused on using various kinds of protective materials to encapsulate the ... surfaces, including flexible and textured ones. These materials would also be lightweight, cheap to produce, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/explained-why-perovskites-could-take-solar-cells-new-heights2022-23 Takeda Fellows: Leveraging AI to positively impact human health
supported by a Takeda Fellowship, seeks to create a more efficient process, using AI algorithms to advance ... Pharmaceuticals Company, fuels the development and application of artificial intelligence capabilities to benefit ... industry. Takeda fellows 22.23.jpg Top row, left to right: Camille Farruggio, Wenhao Gao, Samuel Goldman, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/2022-23-takeda-fellows-leveraging-ai-positively-impact-human-healthExploring growth within a confined space
have developed a theoretical framework to explain the mechanics of how growing bodies respond to ... to explain the mechanics of how growing bodies respond to confinement. To test their theory, ... soft robotics, biological membranes, how cells interact in tissues are now accessible thanks to Cohen’s ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/exploring-growth-within-confined-spaceLinda Griffith and Douglas Lauffenburger honored for contributions to biological engineering education
around teaching students how to translate innovations in the molecular life sciences into therapeutics, ... Engineering and Biology, were recognized for their respective contributions to “the establishment of a new ... with innovative biological technologies,” according to an NAE statement. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/linda-griffith-and-douglas-lauffenburger-honored-contributions-biological-engineeringFive with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025
to better understand how our body’s immune systems responds to infectious disease.” More recently, ... additional MIT alumni. Election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is considered one of the highest ... professional achievement and commitment to service. batista-katabi-nam-2025_1024.jpg MIT professors Facundo ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/five-mit-ties-elected-national-academy-medicine-2025Robot builds on insights into Atlantic razor clam dynamics
The Atlantic razor clam uses very little energy to burrow into undersea soil at high speed. Now ... a detailed insight into how the animal digs has led to the development of a robotic clam that can perform the ... same trick. The device, known as “RoboClam,” could be used to dig itself into the ground to bury ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robot-builds-insights-atlantic-razor-clam-dynamicsAcoustic waves can monitor stiffness of living cells
MIT engineers have devised a new, noninvasive way to measure the stiffness of living cells using ... used to study other biological phenomena such as programmed cell death or metastasis, the researchers ... Integrative Cancer Research, and the senior author of the study. It could also be useful for analyzing how ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/acoustic-waves-can-monitor-stiffness-living-cellsProbing microscopic wiggles in squishy materials
individual particles to its bulk properties, he could record movies of the material and then use a computer ... a colloidal gel, turning from a milky liquid, to a thicker, yogurt-like consistency. Afterward, they used ... scales, from individual particles to large, connected particle networks. “We use a single movie, composed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/probing-microscopic-wiggles-squishy-materialsPhysics and the machine learning “black box”
demonstrates how mechanical engineers can use their unique knowledge of physical systems to keep algorithms in ... particularly frustrating when things go wrong. A new mechanical engineering course teaches students how to ... George Barbastathis teaches mechanical engineering students to use their knowledge of physical systems to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/physics-and-machine-learning-%E2%80%9Cblack-box%E2%80%9DWhitehead Institute receives $10 million to study sex chromosomes’ impact on women’s health
science, and philanthropic leader — has made a $10 million gift to support research uncovering the ... largest contributions ever made to the Whitehead Institute, will underwrite the establishment of the Brit ... student. Photo: Whitehead Institute The overall initiative is a comprehensive effort to understand sex ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/whitehead-institute-receives-10-million-study-sex-chromosomes%E2%80%99-impact-women%E2%80%99s-healthMIT engineers configure RFID tags to work as sensors
a given product. In addition to keeping tabs on products throughout a supply chain, RFID tags are used to ... These days, many retailers and manufacturers are tracking their products using RFID, or ... signatures, transmitting information to a radio-frequency reader about the identity, state, or location of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-engineers-configure-rfid-tags-work-sensorsUnderstanding combustion
applications. “My goal is to find out how to make the combustion process more efficient, reliable, safe, and ... just 1 percent?’” recalls Deng. “Considering how much energy we use globally each year, you could make ... exactly how this soot is generated within a flame, we’re hoping to develop methods to reduce or eliminate ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/understanding-combustionFlexible yet sturdy robot is designed to “grow” like a plant
wormed its way to its destination. “Our solution is not actually soft, but a clever use of rigid ... In today’s factories and warehouses, it’s not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling ... items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across open ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/flexible-yet-sturdy-robot-designed-%E2%80%9Cgrow%E2%80%9D-plantWith Coffee Cookie, MechE duo takes product from idea to launch
With graduation on the horizon, MIT students Gabe Alba and Victoria Gregory have work to do. They ... have a promising idea, a series of prototypes, and if all goes according to plan, a trendy product that ... and Gabe Alba intend to bring their product, the Coffee Cookie, to market before graduation. “We like ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/coffee-cookie-meche-duo-takes-product-idea-launchIoannis Yannas to be Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
ago, human and pig skin were often used in burn treatments, but were commonly rejected by the body’s ... immune system. Immune suppressants also left patients vulnerable to infection. What's more, ... the theory of viscoelasticity in polymers at MIT when he approached surgeon John F. Burke to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ioannis-yannas-be-inducted-national-inventors-hall-fameFive with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2021
Top: Linda Griffith (left) and Feng Zhang (right). Bottom, left to right: Guillermo Antonio Ameer SCD ... who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public ... health. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/five-mit-ties-elected-national-academy-medicine-2021MIT HUMANS project breaks down borders, empowering global voices to reach for the stars
a profound connection to the people they lost. It is heartwarming to see how deeply personal and emotional ... (HUMANS) nanowafer, which will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the mission, is ... the One.MIT Project, HUMANS is a new kind of Golden Record — one that speaks not to extraterrestrials, ...
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