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Artificial intelligence model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections through cellphone-recorded coughs
changes wrought by the virus. MIT researchers have now found that people who are asymptomatic may differ ... voluntarily submitted through web browsers and devices such as cellphones and laptops. The researchers trained ... a factory, or a restaurant,” says co-author Brian Subirana, a research scientist in MIT’s Auto-ID Laboratory. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artificial-intelligence-model-detects-asymptomatic-covid-19-infections-through-cellphoneFlora Klise
that it was too late to pivot from a career path in medical devices to one in water research, she ... focus. “Professor Seering asked, ‘Are you having fun exploring water research?’ and I said ‘Yes.’ To ... accessibility, Klise sought a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) project on water research. She ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/flora-kliseDesigning exploratory robots that collect data for marine scientists
of Engineering. “My first research project involved creating a drone that could take noninvasive blow ... how to apply fundamental robotics concepts to the real world.” Preston’s undergraduate research ... the research interests I hold today. It also confirmed that grad school was the right next step for me ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/designing-exploratory-robots-collect-data-marine-scientistsMIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical
As the world struggles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are seeking practical, ... viability. New research by engineers at MIT could lead to rapid improvements in a variety of electrochemical ... MIT-CO2-Conversion-01-PRESS_0.jpg A conceptual schematic of the new woven electrode design. Researchers wove a series of conductive ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-engineers-make-converting-co2-useful-products-more-practicalNew electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
temperature. The researchers are exploring ways to incorporate the film into lighter, higher-precision ... The researchers plan to apply the method to make other ultrathin, high-performance semiconducting ... of materials science and engineering, along with researchers at the University Wisconsin at Madison ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-electronic-%E2%80%9Cskin%E2%80%9D-could-enable-lightweight-night-vision-glassesBasketball analytics investment is key to NBA wins and other successes
according to a new study by MIT researchers, there’s one member who consistently boosts their team’s ... injuries through each season. Even with all of these influences, the researchers found that the depth of ... valued." While the study focuses on professional basketball, the researchers say the findings are relevant ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/basketball-analytics-investment-key-nba-wins-and-other-successesJuncal Arbelaiz Mugica
Arbelaiz appreciates octopus and similar creatures in a different way, with her research into soft-robotics ... who is researching how to design decentralized intelligence for human-made systems with embedded ... at MIT. In 2018, her doctoral research shifted to the interdisciplinary Sociotechnical System ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/juncal-arbelaiz-mugicaArtificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
researchers are engineering a menagerie of muscle-powered crawlers, walkers, swimmers, and grippers. ... 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 ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artificial-tendons-give-muscle-powered-robots-boostJ-WAFS announces seven new seed grants
of the research-based solutions being supported by the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab ... providing over $1 million in funding to the MIT research community. These grants, which are funded ... research and innovation. This year, seven new projects led by nine faculty PIs across all five schools ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/j-wafs-announces-seven-new-seed-grantsDepartment snapshot: Civil and Environmental Engineering
research and restoration need to understand the engineered structures that profoundly affect their ... Stocker’s own research, for example, “we are trying to understand the oceans from the smallest scales up. We ... research in this department has been growing very rapidly in recent years,” he says, with the number of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/department-snapshot-civil-and-environmental-engineeringSecretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT
discussing energy innovation at a campus forum, viewing poster presentations from researchers supported ... through the MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance, and watching energy research demos in the lab ... Samberg Center. While the Institute has added many research facilities and buildings since Wright was ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/secretary-energy-chris-wright-%E2%80%9985-visits-mitFormer MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
Former MIT president Charles M. Vest — a tireless advocate for research and science, and ... third-longest in the Institute’s 152-year history —MIT renewed its commitment to education and research through ... knowledge, MIT’s research enterprise grew substantially during his tenure. Vest spearheaded expansions into ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/former-mit-president-charles-m-vest-dies-72Bound for Robotic Glory
bounding until it reaches a full gallop. Now MIT researchers have developed an algorithm for bounding that ... mph, even continuing to run after clearing a hurdle. The MIT researchers estimate that the current ... Otten, a principal research engineer in MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics. The combination of such ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/bound-robotic-gloryA new way to make microstructured surfaces
A team of researchers has created a new way of manufacturing microstructured surfaces that have ... the growth rate of the nanotubes. By offsetting the two patterns, the researchers showed that the ... engineering and applied mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in this research ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-way-make-microstructured-surfacesSquishy robots
applied mathematics at MIT, and her former graduate student Nadia Cheng, alongside researchers at the Max ... Working with robotics company Boston Dynamics, based in Waltham, Mass., the researchers began developing ... the material as part of the Chemical Robots program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/squishy-robotsNew ultrastiff, ultralight material developed
visiting research fellow Qi “Kevin” Ge; LLNL’s Christopher Spadaccini and Xiaoyu “Rayne” Zheng; and eight ... the joint research collaboration between the Fang and Spadaccini groups since 2008. Normally, Fang ... Alex d’Arbeloff Career Development Associate Professor in Engineering Design. So far, the researchers ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-ultrastiff-ultralight-material-developedA new way to detect leaks in pipes
altogether. Now researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia ... mechanical engineering at MIT and lead author of the research papers. “We’ve proved that the concept works.” ... The researchers have begun discussions with gas companies and water companies — the system can also ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-way-detect-leaks-pipesHow cormorants emerge dry after deep dives
research, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, studied how cormorants and other diving ... feathers. The research was carried out by MIT professors Robert Cohen, Michael Rubner, and Gareth McKinley; ... combination of surface coating and shape is so effective. To do that, the researchers took feathers from six ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-cormorants-emerge-dry-after-deep-divesExcitons observed in action for the first time
research leading to significant advances in electronics, they say, as well as a better understanding of ... natural energy-transfer processes, such as photosynthesis. The research is described this week in the ... the excitons were moving around with.” This advance provided the researchers with the ability to ...
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