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New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
highest fraction of CNCs achieved in a composite to date. The researchers found the cellulose-based ... casting. Figure courtesy of the researchers Gel bonds Each year, more than 10 billion tons of cellulose is ... polymer-based materials. But researchers have only been able to incorporate low fractions of CNCs, as the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-plant-derived-composite-tough-bone-and-hard-aluminumDiscovering nature’s properties through nonlinear solid mechanics
behave the way they do? These important questions are what researchers in the field of nonlinear solid ... mechanics seek to answer. The Cohen Mechanics Group headed by Dr. Tal Cohen, a researcher and associate ... curiosity, along with the interdisciplinary nature of the group’s research, is displayed through the range of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/discovering-nature%E2%80%99s-properties-through-nonlinear-solid-mechanicsRobotic palm mimics human touch
researchers put the palm design to the test. Liu compared the tactile sensing performance of two different ... research was supported, in part, by the Toyota Research Institute, Amazon Science Hub, and the SINTEF ... BIFROST project. Liu presented the research at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robotic-palm-mimics-human-touch“Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair
Massachusetts at Amherst in collaboration with researchers from the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering ... has been a valued research partner, helping to identify the problem and providing essential support ... provided by the MassDOT Highway Division and the Research and Technology Transfer Program. Equipment for ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Ccold-spray%E2%80%9D-3d-printing-technique-proves-effective-site-bridge-repairNew 3D bioprinting technique may improve production of engineered tissue
next to the bio-ink extrusion printhead. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. “A major drawback of ... the 3D bioprinting facilities in The SHED. Beyond MIT, our research offers a practical path toward ... research could have a positive impact on human health by improving the quality of the tissues we fabricate ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-3d-bioprinting-technique-may-improve-production-engineered-tissueMeg O’Neill
ExxonMobil at its Upstream Research Company, the oil industry was just starting to develop fields in more ... “When I started at ExxonMobil, I was doing hardcore technical work – very cutting edge applied research ... Prospective-Students Prospective-Undergrad Research Education Graduate Undergraduate Alumni /node/414 Managing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/meg-o%E2%80%99neillMore than 30 from MIT named to Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
reality research lead at Niantic Labs, in the category of Games Catherine Freije, researcher at the Broad ... category of Energy Cameron Myhrvold, researcher at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, in the category ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/more-30-mit-named-forbes-30-under-30-listsMaking a remarkable material even better
temperatures soar. Five years ago, researchers led by Evelyn Wang, a professor and head of the Department of ... would act as a good heat barrier but still allow occupants to see out. When the researchers started ... aerogel for a solar thermal system, the researchers needed to maximize the total transmittance: the direct ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/making-remarkable-material-even-betterUsing aluminum and water to make clean hydrogen fuel — when and where it’s needed
As the world works to move away from fossil fuels, many researchers are investigating whether ... research on aluminum as a source of hydrogen, two key questions remain: What’s the best way to prevent the ... aluminum from a variety of sources. Using those samples, the MIT researchers performed a series of tests to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/using-aluminum-and-water-make-clean-hydrogen-fuel-%E2%80%94-when-and-where-it%E2%80%99s-neededENDLab develops and demonstrates new abyssal ocean sensor to inform deep-sea mining
disturbed sediment. A new study by researchers in MechE’s Environmental Dynamics Laboratory (ENDLab) ... group at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “Our research demonstrated the capabilities of ... Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Anne Wilson | Mechanical Engineering green Collaboration Horizontal Researchers ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/endlab-develops-and-demonstrates-new-abyssal-ocean-sensor-inform-deep-sea-miningHow artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future
iStock-1151571867_1024.jpg Researchers at MIT and elsewhere are investigating how AI can be harnessed to support the clean ... also helping researchers discover or design novel materials for nuclear reactors, batteries, and ... electrolyzers. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere are actively investigating aspects of those and other ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-artificial-intelligence-can-help-achieve-clean-energy-futureRainfall Can Release Aerosols, Study Finds
cameras, the researchers observed that when a raindrop hits a porous surface, it traps tiny air bubbles at ... based on the velocity of the raindrop and the permeability of the contact surface. The researchers ... Nahant, Massachusetts. In the lab, the researchers measured each soil sample’s permeability by first ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/rainfall-can-release-aerosols-study-findsWhere to Grab Space Debris
a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Field Robotics, MIT researchers will describe a new algorithm for gauging ... the normal geostationary orbit,” says Alvar Saenz-Otero, a principal research scientist in MIT’s ... a professor of mechanical and ocean engineering. The researchers tested their algorithm using two small ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/where-grab-space-debrisNew Theory of Deep-Ocean Sound Waves May Aid Tsunami Detection
low-frequency sound waves correctly,” Usama Kadri says. “This is one of the reasons why researchers have mostly ... overlooked acoustic-gravity waves.” Illustration: Christine Daniloff/MIT Researchers at MIT have now ... conditions, they can generate the powerful, fast-moving, and low-frequency sound waves. The researchers have ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-theory-deep-ocean-sound-waves-may-aid-tsunami-detectionNew technique allows rapid screening for new types of solar cells
The worldwide quest by researchers to find better, more efficient materials for tomorrow’s solar ... panels is usually slow and painstaking. Researchers typically must produce lab samples — which are often ... early-stage research, where many things might be going wrong at once.” Going forward, he says, “our vision is ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-technique-allows-rapid-screening-new-types-solar-cellsRobo-picker grasps and packs
system consists of a standard industrial robotic arm that the researchers outfitted with a custom gripper ... researchers trained the robotic arm to pick novel objects out from a cluttered bin, using any one of four main ... and over time, the researchers built up a library of picking successes and failures. They then ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robo-picker-grasps-and-packs“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles
can handle unexpected obstacles while moving fast.” Researchers will present the robot’s vision-free ... [sources of] information to determine the transition time.” The researchers tested the algorithm in ... times per second. In experiments, researchers introduced unexpected forces by kicking and shoving the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cblind%E2%80%9D-cheetah-3-robot-can-climb-stairs-littered-obstaclesSchool of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards
Cancer Research, became a 2018 Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research on June 14. Lydia Bourouiba, of ... on June 25. Michele Bustamante of the Materials Research Laboratory, was awarded a 2018-19 MRS/TMS ... the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Research Laboratory of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/school-engineering-second-quarter-2018-awards