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Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls
MIT engineers, the lunar bloopers also highlight an opportunity to innovate. “Astronauts are ... constrict their movements,” says Harry Asada, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “We want to ... along with the controller and motors to power the limbs. MIT-SuperLimbs-01-press.jpg SuperLimbs, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robotic-%E2%80%9Csuperlimbs%E2%80%9D-could-help-moonwalkers-recover-fallsNew Microscope Creates Near-Real-Time Videos of Nanoscale Processes
molecules. MIT-Better-Micro-1-1024.jpg A new high-speed microscope produces images of chemical processes ... throughout an experiment. Photo by Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT But scanning these images is a meticulous, ... capture active, changing environments. Now engineers at MIT have designed an atomic force microscope that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-microscope-creates-near-real-time-videos-nanoscale-processesWobbly gel mat trains muscle cells to work together
identifying therapies to help people recover from muscle injuries and neurodegenerative disorders. Now, MIT ... are rubbery, with a bit of stretch. In the case of the MIT mat, it’s made from hydrogel — a soft, ... MIT-Gel-Muscle-01-press_0.jpg MIT engineers designed a workout mat for cells that can help scientists zero in, at the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/wobbly-gel-mat-trains-muscle-cells-work-togetherUltrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses, study finds
about its physical integrity. MIT-Virus-Vibrations-1024.jpg Ultrasound has potential to damage ... coronaviruses, a new MIT study finds. Illustration of Corona Virus. Image Credit: MIT News, with images from ... iStockphoto A new study by researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering suggests that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ultrasound-has-potential-damage-coronaviruses-study-findsMaking hydropower plants more sustainable
insects in the bed of the river with the beaver dams. MIT_Natal-energy1024.jpg A fish-safe turbine ... siblings admit coming to MIT was a major culture shock, but they loved the atmosphere of problem solving ... and entrepreneurship that permeated the campus. Gia came to MIT in 1995 and majored in chemical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/making-hydropower-plants-more-sustainableWhat happens during the first moments of butterfly scale formation
signature shimmer. MIT researchers have now captured the initial moments during a butterfly’s metamorphosis, ... chrysalis. MIT-Butterfly-Buckling-01-press_0.jpg An optical micrograph shows the scales on the wings of an ... happen as engineers,” says Mathias Kolle, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “But in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/what-happens-during-first-moments-butterfly-scale-formationSweat-proof “smart skin” takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals
MIT engineers and researchers in South Korea have developed a sweat-proof “electronic skin” ... sensors. MIT-E-Skin-01-1024.jpg Engineers have developed a sweat-proof “electronic skin” — a conformable, ... Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “We can provide wearable sensors that can do ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sweat-proof-%E2%80%9Csmart-skin%E2%80%9D-takes-reliable-vitals-even-during-workouts-and-spicy-mealsSolar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries
MIT engineers have built a new desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun. The ... day. In contrast to other solar-driven desalination designs, the MIT system requires no extra batteries ... MIT-SolarWater-01-Press_0.jpg Jon Bessette sits atop a trailer housing the electrodialysis desalination system at the Brackish ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/solar-powered-desalination-system-requires-no-extra-batteriesWhy boiling droplets can race across hot oily surfaces
trivial phenomenon has been analyzed and understood for the first time by researchers at MIT — and may ... expected to move much more slowly. But, counterintuitively, the series of experiments at MIT has showed ... loosens the droplet’s attachment to the surface and propels it away. MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/why-boiling-droplets-can-race-across-hot-oily-surfacesEngineering and matters of the heart
Before she had even earned her bachelor’s degree, MIT professor and biomedical engineer Ellen ... my placement and loved it,” says Roche, an associate professor at MIT’s Institute for Medical ... drugs that prevent arteries from becoming occluded. Roche, who earned tenure at MIT in July 2023, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineering-and-matters-heartChanging the color of 3-D printed objects
case or earrings on demand. Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence ... changing an object’s color, you don’t have to create a whole new object every time.” MIT CSAIL's ... Stefanie Mueller 1024- credit Jason Dorfman of MIT CSAIL (alternate).jpg MIT professor Stefanie Mueller led ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/changing-color-3-d-printed-objectsHow light can vaporize water without the need for heat
In a series of painstakingly precise experiments, a team of researchers at MIT has demonstrated that ... any source of heat. MIT-Evaporation-Light-01-press_0-1.jpg Researchers at MIT have discovered a new ... Zhang. MIT-Evaporation-Light-02-press.jpg The authors say their study suggests that the photomolecular ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-need-heatMeet the MITAA President: Stephen P. DeFalco ’83, SM ’88
Attending MIT was a life-changing experience, he says, and that’s why his goal as the incoming president of ... the MIT Alumni Association is to ensure that the MITAA helps the Institute change lives of those in ... from MIT in three and a half years to save his family money. He took a job at IBM, which paid for his ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/meet-mitaa-president-stephen-p-defalco-%E2%80%9983-sm-%E2%80%99883 Questions: Energy studies at MIT and the next generation of energy leaders
Students who engage in energy studies at MIT develop an integrative understanding of energy as ... MIT’s energy community, and how their work connects to energy today. Abigail Ostriker ’16, who majored ... in applied mathematics, is now pursuing a PhD in economics at MIT, where she is conducting research ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-questions-energy-studies-mit-and-next-generation-energy-leaders3 Questions: Martin Culpepper on Making the Future Makers
MIT students want to make things. Meet the “Maker Czar” who’s helping them. During the summer of ... 2015, Martin Culpepper surveyed all undergraduate and graduate students at MIT about their activities ... and interests in “making.” “MIT has a strong history and culture of hands-on ‘making’ in every field ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-questions-martin-culpepper-making-future-makersBaran Mensah: Savoring college life in a new country
MIT senior Baran Mensah recalls taking apart his toys as a child, curious to see how every piece ... wasn’t particularly familiar with the culture of MIT while growing up in Ghana. But for the last four ... significant leadership roles in the Chocolate City living group, he has performed with Sakata Afrique, MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/baran-mensah-savoring-college-life-new-country3 Questions: Why sensing, why now, what next?
— and shape our understanding of the world. SENSE.nano is an MIT.nano Center of Excellence, with a focus ... on Sept. 30 at MIT, will dive deep into the impact of sensors on two topics: sensing for augmented ... and virtual reality (AR/VR) and sensing for advanced manufacturing. MIT Principal Research Scientist ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-questions-why-sensing-why-now-what-nextMechE Faculty Contact Information
Abeyaratne, Rohan ROHAN@MIT.EDU Ahmed, Faez FAEZ@MIT.EDU Butler, Tyler tjbutler@mit.edu 617-258-5989 Akylas, ... Triantaphyllos R TRAKYLAS@MIT.EDU Canfield, Laura lkampas@mit.edu 617-452-4123 Anand, Lallit ANAND@MIT ... .EDU Eisenbach, Katherine keisenba@mit.edu 617-253-5328 Annaswamy, Anuradha AANNA@MIT.EDU Gaken, Joe ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/meche-faculty-contact-informationQ&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT
The MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) is a presidential initiative with a mission of ... by teaching and research staff representing 22 different units across MIT. The collaborative is ... this Q&A, Keeril Makan, associate dean in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/qa-how-mithic-fostering-culture-collaboration-mitFull Steam Ahead
sciences and energy conversion that continues today." A photo from the MIT archives labeled “Steam ... Engine Test” and “MIT Steam and Hydraulic Lab” date unknown. Credit: MIT Museum The Steam Lab was built ... higher steam pressure upon the economy were among the matters investigated.” The 1876 MIT Course Catalog ...
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