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3-D-printed structures shrink when heated
technique called microstereolithography, in which the researchers use light from a projector to print very ... small structures in liquid resin, layer by layer. “We can now use the microstereolithography system to ... and the direction and degree to which they expand with heat. The researchers can control how much ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-d-printed-structures-shrink-when-heatedSharing the excitement of mechanical engineering research
to hear him describe his research on the biological and mechanical processes behind the brilliant ... colors of the butterfly. McDougal, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, raises his voice to be ... heard over the crowd, and motions to the posters and exhibits behind him, including several live insects ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sharing-excitement-mechanical-engineering-researchAlumni Profile: Nicholas Mabey SM ‘93
policy issues. “My time at MIT gave me the confidence to tackle big difficult problems by using both ... opportunity. “We have to design solutions where you take into consideration both existing technologies and the ... the North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative. The result was a unified approach to harnessing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-profile-nicholas-mabey-sm-%E2%80%9893Lights, camera, inspiration
team was sent to buy tampons from the local drugstore to use as a plug to keep water from leaking ... inside the robot. Klein added his own wisdom to the conversation in a remark about using the right tool ... alumnus Vazquez to an O’Bryant student who asked how the experience had changed his life. “It gave me ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/lights-camera-inspirationThis salty gel could harvest water from desert air
Research Lab at MIT. “But now we are exploring widely different problems like how to make air conditioning ... it comes in contact with the material. “Our question was, how can we make this work just as well to ... salt used to melt ice, are very efficient at absorbing moisture, including water vapor. And the best ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/salty-gel-could-harvest-water-desert-airFour researchers earn interdisciplinary Schmidt Science Fellowships
developing precision instrumentation to improve the sensitivity of interferometers used to detect ... Hussain plans to study how the immune system interacts with pathogens and healthy bacteria in the vaginal ... Four MIT-affiliated researchers are among 28 around the world to have been named to a competitive ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/four-researchers-earn-interdisciplinary-schmidt-science-fellowshipsA leg up for STEM majors
to learn how to code and do data science,” he reflects. “But what I found was this fascinating ... developing a new technology, you need to focus as well on how it will be applied,” she says. “This means ... combating climate change. “It was useful to apply holistic ways of exploring human relations to the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/leg-stem-majorsSoft robotics breakthrough manages immune response for implanted devices
between the device and the body. The device uses mechanical oscillation to modulate how cells respond ... of soft robotics to better integrate devices for longer use and superior patient outcomes. It’s ... impede its function. Implantable medical devices have various failure rates that can be attributed to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/soft-robotics-breakthrough-manages-immune-response-implanted-devicesA recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine
aluminum as the ‘fuel,’” Kombargi says. “The next part is to figure out how to use this for trucks, trains, ... solution bubbles up and naturally produces hydrogen — a gas that can be subsequently used to power an ... Niko Tsakiris (right) work on a new hydrogen reactor, designed to produce hydrogen gas by mixing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/recipe-zero-emissions-fuel-soda-cans-seawater-and-caffeineDavid Bierman
businesses to eliminate their use of fossil fuels. Antora Energy is addressing the intermittent nature of ... allow manufacturers and other energy-hungry businesses to eliminate their use of fossil fuels. “We take ... you open a large shutter to extract thermal radiation, which is used to generate process heat or power ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/david-biermanJordan Malone
precision and accuracy has far surpassed the instruments that we use to measure and map the blades.” As part ... first person who has a decent enough knowledge of the problem, who has the knowledge of how to fix it, ... a passion for engineering, the young Denton, Texas, native made it a goal to study engineering at MIT. In ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/jordan-maloneMIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway
the fish are, or how cold the water is... and use that to try to give the farmers an optimal feeding ... for fish feeding optimization. “I try to look at the different features of the farm — so maybe how big ... how the [robotic] arm might be able to fix the net,” says Tang. Kelasidi emphasizes that the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-sea-grant-students-explore-intersection-technology-and-offshore-aquaculture-norway-0Unleashing the potential of the mind
startup Pison Technology, founded by Dexter Ang ’05, is using sensors to turn biopotentials on the skin ... a startup that uses neuromuscular sensors to help people interact with digital interfaces. Pison’s sensor ... — maybe the first inning — of what neural interfaces are going to be and how they are going to transform ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/unleashing-potential-mindEngineers design artificial synapse for “brain-on-a-chip” hardware
researchers found that the chip and its synapses could be used to recognize samples of handwriting, with 95 ... paths Most neuromorphic chip designs attempt to emulate the synaptic connection between neurons using ... applied, ions should move in the switching medium to create conductive filaments, similarly to how the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-design-artificial-synapse-%E2%80%9Cbrain-chip%E2%80%9D-hardwareStudent group helps blind boater sail independently
over I'd go home. Because I didn't have a cane, I didn't know how to get around. ... string, the direction the tell-tale is blowing conveys important information about how to make the most of ... said she enrolled because she liked the idea of using her skills to help someone feel more independent. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-group-helps-blind-boater-sail-independentlyIngestible “electroceutical” capsule stimulates hunger-regulating hormone
endocrine cells to produce ghrelin, using an ingestible capsule that delivers an electrical current to the ... Women’s Hospital, and the senior author of the study. “We show one example of how we're able to ... To test that hypothesis, the researchers used an electrical probe to deliver electrical stimulation ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ingestible-%E2%80%9Celectroceutical%E2%80%9D-capsule-stimulates-hunger-regulating-hormoneStick, peel, or bounce: Controlling a freezing droplet’s fate
properties” of that surface, he says. “It’s a whole new approach” to determining how liquids interact with ... quality and uniformity of the coatings can depend on how well each tiny droplet adheres to the surface ... things stick and when they don’t.” The new insights could be useful both when it is desirable to have ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/stick-peel-or-bounce-controlling-freezing-droplet%E2%80%99s-fateGraphene holds up under high pressure
colleagues set up experiments to see how far they could push graphene’s pressure tolerance. Previous ... fabricated nanoporous graphene to serve as a very simple graphene filter. The researchers used a technique ... sizes on which graphene sits are small enough,” Karnik says. “Our study provides guidelines on how to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/graphene-holds-under-high-pressurePeter Chamberlain
important to understand if there are times when the mobility aid is not being used appropriately and someone ... is putting themselves at greater risk of falling.” WalkWise uses a device that attaches to walkers to ... a year on AAA batteries so users don’t have to remember to charge it. It uses an accelerometer to record ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/peter-chamberlainThe Birth of a Hands-On Education
classes to teach students not only how to design an object but also how to build it. Today, it’s a fun ... how to design an object but also how to build it. The first hands-on classes to teach students not ... only how to design an object but also how to build it. ...
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