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The proud history and promising future of MIT’s work on manufacturing
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, announced today by President Sally A. Kornbluth, is the ... latest installment in a grand tradition: Since its founding, MIT has worked overtime to expand U.S. ... manufacturing, creating jobs and economic growth. Indeed, one of the strongest through lines in MIT history is ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/proud-history-and-promising-future-mit%E2%80%99s-work-manufacturingMIT MechE DEI Community Values
Code of Conduct Community Values Personal Competencies MIT MechE Code of Conduct I anchor my work in ... environment. This enables us to uphold MIT’s high standards of honesty, fairness, respect, integrity and ... each member of our community to reach their full potential and upholds MIT’s commitment to equal ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/mit-meche-dei-community-valuesMIT Morningside Academy for Design created as a new hub for cross-disciplinary education, research, and innovation
MIT President L. Rafael Reif today announced the creation of the MIT Morningside Academy for ... research programs across MIT, especially between the School of Architecture and Planning and the School of ... Engineering. It provides a hub that will encourage design work at MIT to grow and cross disciplines among ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-morningside-academy-design-created-new-hub-cross-disciplinary-education-research-andSix MIT students named 2023 Schwarzman Scholars
Five MIT seniors — Sihao Huang, William Kuhl, Giramnah Peña-Alcántara, Sreya Vangara, and Kelly Wu ... understanding of China’s role in the world. 2023_Schwarzman Scholars_MIT.png Top row, left to right: Sihao ... nearly 3,000 applicants. Since the program’s inception in 2015, 29 MIT students and alumni have been ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/six-mit-students-named-2023-schwarzman-scholarsNoninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes
A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes ... patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The MIT team used Raman spectroscopy ... MIT-non-invasive-glucose-01-press_1024.jpg A noninvasive blood-glucose monitoring method developed at MIT could spare diabetes patients from ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/noninvasive-imaging-could-replace-finger-pricks-people-diabetesClass Close-Up: 2.S999
Solving for carbon neutrality at MIT While so many faculty and researchers at MIT are developing ... students’ hands. In class 2.S999, Solving for Carbon Neutrality at MIT, teams of students are tasked with ... developing a plan to achieve carbon neutrality on MIT’s campus by 2060. MIT-Sunset-Dominick-Reuter 1024.jpg ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/class-close-2s999Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air
“atmospheric water harvesting.” MIT-Water-Shaker01-press_460.jpg MIT engineers designed an ultrasonic system to ... days. Now, MIT engineers have come up with a way to quickly recover water from an atmospheric water ... to desalinate,” says Svetlana Boriskina, principal research scientist in MIT’s Department of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ultrasonic-device-dramatically-speeds-harvesting-water-airA shape-changing antenna for more versatile sensing and communication
MIT researchers have developed a reconfigurable antenna that dynamically adjusts its frequency ... environmental conditions and reduce the need for multiple antennas. MIT ... like the “bunny ears” on top of old television sets, but the MIT team instead worked with metamaterials ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/shape-changing-antenna-more-versatile-sensing-and-communicationAdhesive inspired by hitchhiking sucker fish sticks to soft surfaces underwater
other marine animals, researchers from MIT and other institutions have designed a mechanical adhesive ... weeks. MIT_Underwater-Adhesives-01-press_0_1024x683.jpg MIT engineers have devised a novel adhesive ... mechanical engineering at MIT, a gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an associate member of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/adhesive-inspired-hitchhiking-sucker-fish-sticks-soft-surfaces-underwaterPalladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel
around 800 kelvins, they can break down. Now, MIT engineers have developed a new palladium membrane that ... separating out hydrogen, rather than degrading as a surface film would. MIT ... MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Kim and his colleagues report details of the new membrane in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/palladium-filters-could-enable-cheaper-more-efficient-generation-hydrogen-fuelA simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries
MIT-Lithium-Intercalation-01-press_1024.jpg Lithium intercalation is the process by which lithium ions insert themselves into the solid ... electrode of a lithium-ion battery. MIT researchers have shown that as lithium ions (green) move from an ... MIT In a new study, MIT researchers have measured lithium intercalation rates in a variety of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/simple-formula-could-guide-design-faster-charging-longer-lasting-batteriesUnlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industry
and specialized engines. MIT-Amogy-01-press_1024.jpg Because of the power density advantages of ... power generation, construction, and mining. Credit: MIT News; iStock The startup Amogy, founded by four ... MIT alumni, believes it has the technology to finally unlock ammonia as a major fuel source. The ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/unlocking-ammonia-fuel-source-heavy-industryA smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems
intricate problems that require more reasoning. MIT-RewardModel-01-press_1024.jpg MIT researchers developed ... Credit: MIT News; iStock To address this, MIT researchers developed a smarter way to allocate ... student; Kristjan Greenewald, a research scientist in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab; Kaveh Alim, an IDSS ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/smarter-way-large-language-models-think-about-hard-problemsStartup founded by MIT alumnus unveils electric vehicles for the future
the Los Angeles Auto Show. MIT-Rivian_1024.jpg One of the two models unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto ... release lower-priced cars in the future. MIT past helps change the future Scaringe studied mechanical ... for us.” Scaringe knew fulfilling his vision would be difficult, but he believes his time at MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/startup-founded-mit-alumnus-unveils-electric-vehicles-futureAlumni Profile: Jacklyn (Holmes) Herbst ’10 MEngM ‘11, Isabella DiDio ‘16, and Ann McInroy ‘18
working for the same team. MIT-Alumni-1024.jpg From left to right: Ann McInroy ’18, Isabella Didio ’16, ... experiences studying mechanical engineering at MIT to help each other solve problems. “There’s a lot of ... brought me to Jackie’s office he told me that Jackie also went to MIT and made us do a fist bump with our ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-profile-jacklyn-holmes-herbst-%E2%80%9910-mengm-%E2%80%9811-isabella-didio-%E2%80%9816-and-ann-mcinroy-%E2%80%9818Ben Katz
work. As an undergraduate at MIT, Katz studied mechanical engineering, opting for the flexible Course 2A ... He then spent the summer in Kim’s lab as part of the MIT UROP – or Undergraduate Research ... a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at MIT, Katz continued working in Kim’s lab and developed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/ben-katzSurface coating designed to improve power plant efficiency wins 2022 Water Innovation Prize
MIT’s Ford Professor of Engineering and the head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Such ... ’18, who is currently a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at MIT. “When compared to what’s ... and lifetime.” MIT-WaterPrize22-02-press.jpg Michael Gangemi, left, and Yajing Zhao of Mesophase. In ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/surface-coating-designed-improve-power-plant-efficiency-wins-2022-water-innovation-prizeHow AI could speed the development of RNA vaccines and other RNA therapies
Using artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles ... into the particles. MIT-AI-Nanoparticles-01-press_1024.jpg Machine learning tools help to accelerate ... type or help incorporate different materials. Credit: courtesy of the researchers; MIT News. “What we ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-ai-could-speed-development-rna-vaccines-and-other-rna-therapiesArtificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
MIT-ArtificialTendons-01-press_1024.jpg Researchers have developed artificial tendons for muscle-powered robots. They attached the rubber ... unit.” Credit: Courtesy of the researchers; edited by MIT News But for the most part, these designs are ... limited in the amount of motion and power they can produce. Now, MIT engineers are aiming to give bio-bots ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artificial-tendons-give-muscle-powered-robots-boostNews & Awards- Fall 2021
MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering the number one undergraduate program in mechanical ... University Rankings honored MIT with a number 1 ranking in the subject area of Mechanical, Aeronautical and ... Communications. RS4957_MIT-TOUCHY-GLOVE-1024.jpg Touch-sensing glove that can “feel” pressure and other tactile ...
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