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A cool new way to study gravity
Shin, a PhD candidate in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE). “The key to answering ... 08_1024x768.jpg Dongchel Shin, a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering and the lead author of a new paper that ... Department of Mechanical Engineering include Vivishek Sudhir, assistant professor of mechanical engineering ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/cool-new-way-study-gravityHealing with hydrogels
to develop a bioadhesive tape for repairing damaged tissue. In November, mechanical engineering PhD ... promote healing and minimize complications after surgery. 1024_Hyunwoo Yuk_04.jpg Mechanical engineering ... in rehabilitation. Shortly after being accepted into MIT’s mechanical engineering graduate program, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/healing-hydrogelsStudy shows forward osmosis desalination not energy efficient
postdoc Ronan McGovern, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, reported that, contrary to ... Alissa Mallinson | Department of Mechanical Engineering blue LIENHARD@MIT.EDU ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/study-shows-forward-osmosis-desalination-not-energy-efficientNot stuck on silicon
science Jing Kong; and assistant professor of mechanical engineering Alexie Kolpak; along with Jared ... light-emitting diodes, and other electronic and photonic devices. A new technique developed by MIT engineers may ... engineers worked out carefully controlled procedures to place single sheets of graphene onto an expensive ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/not-stuck-siliconScientists Tune Polymer Material’s Transparency
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering; and Shanmugam Kumar ... Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says the researchers’ experimental polymer structure and ... color or transparency in response to external stimuli, such as electrical, chemical, or mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/scientists-tune-polymer-material%E2%80%99s-transparencyTalking Shop: Associate Professor Xuanhe Zhao
a bachelor’s in electrical engineering, a master’s in materials engineering, a PhD in mechanical engineering ... external technologies. That has become my major research interest – using mechanical engineering to improve ... , and I did a post-doc in biomedical engineering. My education has inspired me to ask interdisciplinary ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/talking-shop-associate-professor-xuanhe-zhaoStudent Profile: Julia Sokol, PhD Candidate
supply. Julia Sokol, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, is hoping to improve sustainability and ... bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at Harvard University, Sokol spent some time in industry, first as ... | Department of Mechanical Engineering Culture Education International Horizontal PhD Candidate Julia Sokol and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-profile-julia-sokol-phd-candidateLiving sensors at your fingertips
Robert N. Noyce Career Development associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, says the group’s ... Engineers and biologists at MIT have teamed up to design a new “living material” — a tough, ... environment, or disease on the skin,” says Timothy Lu, associate professor of biological engineering and of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/living-sensors-your-fingertipsGEARing technology for developing markets
GEAR Lab,” says Winter, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. “One ... resulted in the Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC), developed at the Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) ... a single-speed, variable mechanical advantage drivetrain. Grasping high on the lever increases torque, while ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/gearing-technology-developing-marketsBuilding the tools of the next manufacturing revolution
nanoscale to the scale of the global economy. Hart, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT ... and when he started in the master’s degree program in mechanical engineering at MIT, he thought he ... open-mindedness,” he says. Hart’s work with his advisor, professor of mechanical engineering Alexander Slocum, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/building-tools-next-manufacturing-revolutionDouble-sided tape for tissues could replace surgical sutures
mechanical engineering and of civil and environmental engineering at MIT and the senior author of the study. ... MIT graduate student Xinyu Mao, MIT assistant professor of mechanical engineering Ellen Roche, Mayo ... medical devices. Inspired by a sticky substance that spiders use to catch their prey, MIT engineers have ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/double-sided-tape-tissues-could-replace-surgical-suturesStartup uses 3-D printing to reinvent the production of metal parts
John Hart, an associate professor at MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and the director of the ... engineering Professor Christopher Schuh; and mechanical engineering Professor Ely Sachs, an early pioneer of ... Hart; Kyocera Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Yet-Ming Chiang; materials science and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/startup-uses-3-d-printing-reinvent-production-metal-partsStudent-led conference charts the future of micro- and nanoscale research, reinforces scientific community
(MTL) and, since 2020, co-sponsored jointly with MIT.nano. 2023-01 MARC 316 edit.jpg Mechanical ... Engineering graduate student Caroline McCue presents her research on using surface morphology to mediate ... a letter to attendees, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) graduate ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-led-conference-charts-future-micro-and-nanoscale-research-reinforces-scientificPushing the limits of athletic performance
Mechanical Engineering, is not like most bikers. She straightens her helmet, stands her bike up, and ... (Mechanics and Materials I), Hosoi has access to dozens of eager engineering students. She adds a new ... Fort Flowers and Daniel Fort Flowers Professor in Mechanical Engineering. A lifelong sports fan, Sarma ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/pushing-limits-athletic-performanceCocktail novelties inspired by nature’s designs
cocktail boats, Lisa Burton and Nadia Cheng — at the time, graduate students in mechanical engineering ... Edgerton Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering, designed an ... have designed a cocktail accessory and a palate cleanser based on the mechanics of water bugs and water ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/cocktail-novelties-inspired-nature%E2%80%99s-designsFor Stronger, Lighter, Cheaper Materials, Scroll Up
associate professor of mechanical engineering. As part of their final project, Stein and Amadei teamed up to ... cheap. The material’s exceptional mechanical and chemical properties are due to its very regular, ... techniques. The scrolls have mechanical properties that are similar to graphene, and they can be made at ...
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