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Droplets get a charge out of jumping
In a completely unexpected finding, MIT researchers have discovered that tiny water droplets that ... the reason for the repulsion between jumping droplets after they leave the surface, the researchers ... National Laboratory who was not connected with this research, says that while jumping droplets on ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/droplets-get-charge-out-jumpingHydrogel Superglue is 90 Percent Water
between tendon and cartilage on bone. In experiments to demonstrate its robustness, the researchers ... silanes — molecules that created chemical links between each surface and its hydrogel. The researchers ... can give a robot many more degrees of freedom.” The researchers also looked into its application as an ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hydrogel-superglue-90-percent-waterBreaking Through the Bacteria Barrier
researchers flowed several strains of bacterial cells through the device and exposed the cells to an electric ... potential that was able to open a cell membrane, the researchers simply marked the location of each ... researchers successfully permeated strains of E. coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis, a bacterium in the same ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/breaking-through-bacteria-barrierRogue Wave Ahead
researchers sought to identify precursors, or patterns in those wave groups that ultimately end up as rogue ... research. “Tests in wave basins and field measurements data are needed in order to establish reliability of ... the tool in realistic conditions.” This research was supported in part by the Office of Naval ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/rogue-wave-aheadWater vapor sets some oxides aflutter
of electrons, it exhibits behavior that researchers had never anticipated: The material gives off ... Keck Professor of Energy at MIT. She is the senior author of a paper describing the research that is ... Energy-supported facility there. With this instrument, the researchers directly observed the interaction between ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/water-vapor-sets-some-oxides-aflutterElectron-phonon interactions affect heat dissipation in computer chips
researchers have found that these previously underestimated interactions can play a significant role in ... a senior research scientist in the Department of Chemistry; and Keith Nelson, the Haslam and Dewey ... experiments to directly probe electron-phonon interactions’ effect on phonons.” Interestingly, the researchers ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/electron-phonon-interactions-affect-heat-dissipation-computer-chipsWhy have solar energy costs fallen?
MIT researchers have been awarded a grant of nearly $1.3 million through the U.S. Department of ... for policymakers, engineers, and other stakeholders to inform their research and development investments and policy ... fallen so quickly. In this second round of SEEDS funding, researchers will further develop this research ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/why-have-solar-energy-costs-fallenRe-engineering the sprinkler
tubes, a finding with implications for agricultural systems worldwide. Their research, published in the ... conserve resources.” Wang co-authored the paper with three researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical ... says. “Everything gets cheaper and more accessible.” Compensating for pressure The researchers focused ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/re-engineering-sprinklerPrintable electronics
MIT-Printed-Electronics-1-1024.jpg MIT researchers have fabricated a stamp made from forests of carbon nanotubes that is able to ... inexpensive reality. In a paper published today in Science Advances, the researchers report that they have ... circuits, roll by roll To make their stamps, the researchers used the group’s previously developed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/printable-electronicsMovable microplatform floats on a sea of droplets
friction. A new approach developed by researchers at MIT could offer a new way of making movable parts with ... this research. “Since this challenge is rather fundamental, it is only logical (albeit exotic) to use ... research team included MIT graduate students Ariel Anders and Yangying Zhu, Research Affiliate Banafsheh ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/movable-microplatform-floats-sea-dropletsA light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide, study finds
Using high-resolution imaging, researchers from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering observed the ... aerosols. Each aerosol carried up to several thousand bacteria from the soil. The researchers found the ... soil, including clay, sandy clay, and sand. The researchers simulated rainfall by dispensing single ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/light-rain-can-spread-soil-bacteria-far-and-wide-study-findsJulien Barber: Protecting magnets and the environment
studying cryogenic methods of preventing superconducting magnets used in fusion research from overheating. ... climate change research in the high Arctic aboard the Canadian Icebreaker Amundsen, and first harnessed ... superconductors used in the new conceptual design present opportunities for fusion research. “With LTS you were ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/julien-barber-protecting-magnets-and-environmentMethod may help myeloma patients avoid painful biopsies
Toner at Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers including Karnik have since reproduced this ... researchers could count the cells, as well determine the kinds of antibodies that each cell secretes. “With ... the ease of a blood draw” The researchers tested the device using blood samples from healthy donors as ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/method-may-help-myeloma-patients-avoid-painful-biopsiesWearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
tables or chairs, or determine whether a chair is already occupied. Researchers from MIT’s Computer ... this week at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, the researchers describe the ... University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy. Parsing the world The researchers’ system consists of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/wearable-system-helps-visually-impaired-users-navigateStick, peel, or bounce: Controlling a freezing droplet’s fate
or power lines. MIT-SelfPeel-Drop-1024.jpg MIT researchers have found a surprising new twist to the ... a droplet. Image: Varanasi Group/MIT Now, MIT researchers have found a surprising new twist to the mechanics ... involved when droplets come in contact with surfaces. While most research has focused on the hydrophobic ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/stick-peel-or-bounce-controlling-freezing-droplet%E2%80%99s-fateTechnique identifies electricity-producing bacteria
voltages, depending on that particle’s surface properties. Researchers including Buie have used ... differences,” Wang says. An electric correlation In their new study, the researchers used their microfluidic ... microbial fuel cells, and several strains that the researchers had genetically engineered. In general, the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/technique-identifies-electricity-producing-bacteriaNew polymer films conduct heat instead of trapping it
process.” The researchers not only had to come up with a way to fabricate heat-conducting sheets of polymer, ... Jiang says. By imaging the ultrathin films, the researchers observed that the films exhibiting better ... polymers, which resemble tangled spaghetti. Their observations could help researchers engineer polymer ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-polymer-films-conduct-heat-instead-trapping-itNew surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
away with them. Now, researchers at MIT have made significant progress in promoting droplet formation ... a titanium surface, a material widely used in industrial heat exchangers. Photo courtest of Researchers “This ... connected to this research. While the iCVD process itself is not new, he says, “showing here that it can be ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-surface-treatment-could-improve-refrigeration-efficiencyHow to get conductive gels to stick when wet
moisture from the body. Now, researchers at MIT have come up with a way of getting conductive polymer gels ... Researchers have been struggling for years to make these polymers durable in the moist and always-moving ... researchers used in their tests is made of polyurethane, a hydrophilic (water-attracting) material that is ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-get-conductive-gels-stick-when-wetSaving seaweed with machine learning
Xia. Xia poured over her extensive cookbook collection, researching international cuisines as she ... collaborative research projects focused on the health of the planet. “I saw this as a super fun opportunity to ... out how to communicate these data back to the research team, Xia drew upon her master’s degree ...
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