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Protecting maternal health in Rwanda
“Our idea was to employ mobile phones that could be used by community health workers to visit new ... and engineers. The mobile platform uses artificial intelligence and real-time computer vision to ... and resample the images. Since these images are used to train the machine learning model, the image ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/protecting-maternal-health-rwandaMechE researchers pioneer human motor control theory through global collaboration at TU Munich
one. Moreover, different individuals might use different hand and finger movements to perform the same ... Team attributes successes to diversity of perspectives among collaborators MechE postdocs Federico ... from the TUM Global Incentive Fund, the program strives to “support the initiation and deepening of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/meche-researchers-pioneer-human-motor-control-theory-through-global-collaboration-tuMIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
at the MIT Sloan School of Management, will use their grant to examine key policy levers for meeting ... Engineering, seeks to address this problem using her seed fund grant. Shao-Horn and Shuai Yuan, a postdoc in ... gas-to-liquid conversion using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as electrocatalysts. Current methane activation ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-energy-initiative-awards-seven-seed-fund-grants-early-stage-energy-research“Electroadhesive” stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures
also be used to pattern other small, intricate features, such as cells for artificial tissues. And, the ... used in some industrial settings to pick and place large objects, such as fabrics, textiles, and whole ... area, but use electrostatics to turn on adhesion when we need it.’” New electroadhesive stamp picks and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Celectroadhesive%E2%80%9D-stamp-picks-and-puts-down-microscopic-structuresMIT research on seawater surface tension becomes international guideline
embarked on a research project to understand how the surface tension of seawater changes with temperature ... Kishor Nayar to understand how the surface tension of seawater changes with temperature and salinity has ... desalination. In desalination, you need to know about the surface tension of water because that affects how ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-research-seawater-surface-tension-becomes-international-guidelineThe future of motorcycles could be hydrogen
Show in Las Vegas this month. “We’re hoping to use this project as a chance to start conversations ... delivered and installed. The space the group has used to design and build the prototype, the home of the ... to the point that someone might actually be able to take this and scale it in the future, or use it ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/future-motorcycles-could-be-hydrogenSupporting the Covid-19 vaccine rollout with extra-strength glass
Understanding people and how you lead them is so important, and that really drew me to this MIT program. It’s ... that it was less prone to breaking during standard lyophilization, a freeze-drying process used with ... Some people are actually able to bottle their success, and Mark Kurz SM ’95 is one of the lucky ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/supporting-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-extra-strength-glassMark Kurz
Understanding people and how you lead them is so important, and that really drew me to this MIT program. It’s ... that it was less prone to breaking during standard lyophilization, a freeze-drying process used with ... Some people are actually able to bottle their success, and Mark Kurz SM ’95 is one of the lucky ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/mark-kurzBioengineering: A Mechanical Engineering Crossroads
to get through that is daunting, but once you get there, the question is, ‘how do you use it?’” The ... that are impervious to such impedance. “The main problem is how one can use the specific mechanism you ... suspects that such fundamental knowledge about how to control biological networks could be very useful in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/bioengineering-mechanical-engineering-crossroadsDoug Field
“It is incredibly hard, figuring out how to do ‘startups’ within large organizations,” he concedes. If ... processes.” He studied systems engineering and the use of Monte Carlo simulations to model complex ... When Kamen spun off Segway to develop a new personal mobility device using the same technology, Field ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/doug-fieldSlowing the Spread
nurses and physicians how to store, assemble and use these devices,” says Edelman. “We then asked the ... necessitates a diverse range of solutions. From designing low-cost ventilators to understanding how the virus ... projects that seek to slow Covid-19’s spread and save lives. “Mechanical engineers are used to developing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/slowing-spreadArtificial whisker reveals source of harbor seal’s uncanny prey-sensing ability
don’t ring: It’s a quieting effect,” Triantafyllou says. A whisker sensor To test how a whisker reacts ... fish’s wake in order to vibrate a lot,” Beem says. “Now we have an idea of how it’s possible that seals ... know better what they can do, we can use them to track sources of pollution and the like,” ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artificial-whisker-reveals-source-harbor-seal%E2%80%99s-uncanny-prey-sensing-ability-0A Nanophotonic Comeback for Incandescent Bulbs?
most likely to make use of this basic new technology, he says, “it’s too early to say.” The work was ... Traditional light bulbs, thought to be well on their way to oblivion, may receive a reprieve thanks to ... developed by Thomas Edison (and still used by cartoonists as the symbol of inventive insight), work by ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/nanophotonic-comeback-incandescent-bulbsDemo Day features hormone-tracking sensors, desalination systems, and other innovations
Newman Salvador presents her company’s business plan at Demo Day. Qadence uses phone cameras to assess ... unsure if what they are doing is truly helping.” Gees’ sensor is noninvasive and easier to use than ... appointments. Carbion uses a thermochemical process to convert biomass into battery-grade graphite at half the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/demo-day-features-hormone-tracking-sensors-desalination-systems-and-other-innovationsProjects make inroads on global food and water challenges
fertilizers, in this case by using biological engineering to create cereal grain species capable of producing ... recharging of aquifers. Others are investigating how to detect and remediate various sources of pollution in ... areas of water and food,” Lienhard said. “We’re really interested to see how we can bring the unique ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/projects-make-inroads-global-food-and-water-challengesMaintaining the equipment that powers our world
company’s platform lets operators view all of their data streams in one place and use machine learning to ... monitoring platform is currently being used by energy companies to monitor approximately 60,000 pieces of ... graduating this month — Tagup is currently being used by energy companies to monitor approximately 60,000 ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/maintaining-equipment-powers-our-worldEngineering students demonstrate product prototypes
of existing horse boots (which are used to protect the ankles from injury during practice sessions). ... attention on athletic mats. One designed a device to clean and sterilize the mats used for wrestling ... instructions on where to place hands and feet, for those just learning the poses, and feedback on how well ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineering-students-demonstrate-product-prototypesScientists make microscopes from droplets
The scientists used a combination of chemistry and light to precisely shape the curvature of the ... might be used as liquid pixels in a three-dimensional display, directing light to precisely determined ... droplets. The droplets would capture images from varying perspectives that could be used to recover ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/scientists-make-microscopes-dropletsStartup’s needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal
dashboard used by doctors to check adherence and patient satisfaction and to adjust treatments. “Our main ... driver is to think of patient comfort at the system-level … and fundamentally change how physicians and ... At the time, the technology was a broad platform. Studies had shown the platform to be useful for ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/startup%E2%80%99s-needle-free-drug-injector-gets-commercialization-dealSpeedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces
deliberate approach of the arcade claw is similar to state-of-the-art pick-and-place robots, which use ... joystick button, it’s a game of wait-and-see. If the claw misses its target, she’ll have to start from ... scratch for another chance at a prize. MIT_Reflex-Grip-02-PRESS.jpg The research team, from left to right: ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/speedy-robo-gripper-reflexively-organizes-cluttered-spaces