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Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects
care.” “I am very excited about future work to use robots like these for physically assisting people with ... The new design could be adapted to assist the elderly, sort warehouse products, or unload heavy ... wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down entire fences and trees. Inspired by vines’ twisty ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/vine-inspired-robotic-gripper-gently-lifts-heavy-and-fragile-objectsA Mollusk of a Different Stripe
used a combination of high-resolution 2-D and 3-D structural analysis to reveal the 3-D ... particles. Kolle and his colleagues used optical microscopy, spectroscopy, and diffraction microscopy to ... The structures are configured to reflect blue light while absorbing all other wavelengths of incoming ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mollusk-different-stripeStudents Unveil “Magical” Product Designs
back up to the ceiling, thus demonstrating the dual-use device’s second function as a rope ascender. ... of these microbes, they explained. The system uses three separate sensors to detect when someone ... ranging from an explorer in a pith helmet, to a princess in a blonde wig, to a wizard in a cape. The final ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/students-unveil-%E2%80%9Cmagical%E2%80%9D-product-designsYo-yo champion pursues his passions at MIT
a group project where the goal is to produce 50 identical yo-yos using different manufacturing processes. ... on a new design to use at the 2018 World Yo-Yo Contest this summer. Hattori and his team made an ... many yo-yo companies use to produce plastic yo-yos. He used the same design he developed in 2.008 when ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/yo-yo-champion-pursues-his-passions-mitAlex Hattori
a group project where the goal is to produce 50 identical yo-yos using different manufacturing processes. ... on a new design to use at the 2018 World Yo-Yo Contest this summer. Hattori and his team made an ... many yo-yo companies use to produce plastic yo-yos. He used the same design he developed in 2.008 when ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/alex-hattoriMIT Energy Initiative awards nine Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
energy spectrum. The awardees will be using the $150,000 grants to explore highly creative and promising ... Professor in Materials Processing, plans to use machine learning to create software that, by leveraging ... peak. We want to incentivize individuals to bring the trend to an overall flatter demand.” People using ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-energy-initiative-awards-nine-seed-fund-grants-early-stage-energy-research-0Audrey Chen
you ask for them.” This approach has served her well, from becoming a NASA intern at 15 to running ... MIT’s autonomous boat team Arcturus to entering a leadership position at 3D printing technology ... was not old enough to drive,” Chen says. “High school would end, the bell would ring, and I would put ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/audrey-chenChuck Goddard
engineering. They worked together on figuring out how to incorporate electric drives in naval ships. Goddard ... calculations for how to raise sunken ships,” he says. “It was a very fun summer.” Goddard was then sent to Long ... to Boston’s Fort Independence by the ITS Alpino, an Italian naval warship. The Italian naval warship ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/chuck-goddardProfessor Ioannis Yannas, pioneer of regenerative medicine who invented artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, dies at 90
Technology. His principal research interest throughout his career was the process of induced organ regeneration used to ... clinical use of collagen tubes to treat peripheral nerve injuries. In 1969, when Yannas approached the late ... a fundamental concept, the control volume used in chemical engineering to analyze systems, and applying it to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-ioannis-yannas-pioneer-regenerative-medicine-who-invented-artificial-skinMonthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
the researchers had to incorporate stronger materials than those used in the earlier versions, which ... a month, while the tablets last for only a day. For use in humans, the capsule would be designed to break ... reproductive age in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy are not using a modern contraceptive ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/monthly-birth-control-pill-could-replace-daily-dosesNew general law governs fracture energy of networks across materials and length scales
how much energy it takes to break these networks by advancing a crack,” says graduate student Chase ... sheds light on how to make these materials even tougher, by focusing on designing the segments within ... the durability of these materials asks: What is the energy required to fracture these diverse ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-general-law-governs-fracture-energy-networks-across-materials-and-length-scalesGlassy carbon, now with less heat
perspective. This is high-quality research that uses fundamental insights to inform and guide ... a glassy carbon material in a process similar to baking reaches its best combination of high strength and ... adding a small fraction of carbon nanotubes to this material. Glassy carbon 1024.jpg Research by MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/glassy-carbon-now-less-heatRogue Wave Ahead
nonlinear analysis of the underlying water wave equations. Sapsis and Cousins used the statistical data to ... to dwarf, then deluge, vessel and crew. Rogue waves can measure eight times higher than the ... with enough time to shut down essential operations on a ship or offshore platform. The tool, in the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/rogue-wave-aheadIntelligent Towing Tank propels human-robot-computer research
“Dixia’s design of the Intelligent Towing Tank is an outstanding example of using novel methods to ... connect underwater oil wells to the surface, VIVs remain somewhat of a phenomenon to researchers due to ... experimental facility guided by active learning to explore vortex-induced vibrations (VIVs), revealing a path ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/intelligent-towing-tank-propels-human-robot-computer-research-0When healthy meets fast food
plant-focused eating by making it delicious and enjoyable. We chose to use the term 'veggie' ... impossible. But that’s exactly what T.K. Pillan ’90 set out to create when he started Veggie Grill in 2006. ... a degree in mechanical engineering, he decided to start a business that helped to tackle health and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/when-healthy-meets-fast-foodT.K. Pillan
delicious and enjoyable. We chose to use the term 'veggie' consciously. For us, it’s all about ... impossible. But that’s exactly what T.K. Pillan ’90 set out to create when he started Veggie Grill in 2006. ... a degree in mechanical engineering, he decided to start a business that helped to tackle health and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/tk-pillan2.009 makes its “Move!” onstage
Using a hot dog as a stand-in for his finger, the student ran the meat too close to the blade, with ... Firefighters typically use brooms and water to wash off hoses, which can expose them to toxic chemicals. The ... Get a grip, on a roll The Red Team chose to revamp a tool that is used, often with frustration, by the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/2009-makes-its-%E2%80%9Cmove%E2%80%9D-onstageStudent Spotlight: Melinda Hale (PhD ’13) and Allison Yost (SM ’12)
Entrepreneurship Competition to teach other universities how to run a business plan competition. Now, it’s an ... staff ready to help at any stage. Recent MechE graduate Melinda Hale (PhD ’13) is one of them. For three ... international conference held in a different country each year to teach and encourage entrepreneurship. This ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-spotlight-melinda-hale-phd-%E2%80%9913-and-allison-yost-sm-%E2%80%9912The challenges and triumphs of the graduate experience
“During Visit Weekend, everyone stresses how important it is to find an advisor and to do it quickly.” ... how you see yourself,” says Johnson. The months leading up to quals are among the most challenging in ... says Henry. “He had awesome ideas to contribute and I learned a lot about how grad students think and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/challenges-and-triumphs-graduate-experienceVelcro-like food sensor detects spoilage and contamination
completely edible, nontoxic, and can be used as a food ingredient, and it’s mechanically robust enough to ... the detection. Using this piercing technique, we also don’t have to open a package to inspect food ... various stages along the supply chain, from operators in processing plants, who can use the sensors to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/velcro-food-sensor-detects-spoilage-and-contamination