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Exotic “second sound” phenomenon observed in pencil lead
Nelson, the Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry at MIT. “There’s good reason to believe that second ... Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Power Engineering. MIT co-authors on the paper are lead authors Sam ... behave this way in our day-to-day surroundings. But now MIT researchers have observed this seemingly ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/exotic-%E2%80%9Csecond-sound%E2%80%9D-phenomenon-observed-pencil-leadHow slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide
such batteries, and Varanasi worked with MIT professors Gareth McKinley and Yet-Ming Chiang on ... An MIT research team that has already conquered the problem of getting ketchup out of its bottle ... cosmetics, and other viscous liquids slide out of their containers, as devised by Kripa Varanasi, a professor ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-slippery-surfaces-allow-sticky-pastes-and-gels-slideA new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
N. Noyce Career Development Professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. “This is an ... Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine ... Fahrenheit. MIT-Thermal-Batteries-1024-press.jpg A thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell (size 1 cm x 1 cm) mounted on ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-heat-engine-no-moving-parts-efficient-steam-turbineHow to push, wiggle, or drill an object through sand
options as fast as possible,” says Ken Kamrin, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “This is ... processes is a huge computational challenge that often takes days to weeks to solve. Now, engineers at MIT ... and does not require complex computational tools as other methods do. MIT-SoftPush-01_0.jpg A new MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-push-wiggle-or-drill-object-through-sandBursting bubbles launch bacteria from water to air
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office Horizontal A new study from Assistant Professor ... ubiquitous, indoors and out. A new MIT study shows how bubbles contaminated with bacteria can act as tiny ... can emit hundreds of droplets. MIT-Bacteria-Bubbles-1024.jpg MIT researchers have found that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/bursting-bubbles-launch-bacteria-water-airEngineers design bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices
and animal tests,” says Ellen Roche, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “[The new ... associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, who specializes in developing hydrogel-based ... Collaboration International Horizontal Engineers at MIT including Assistant Professor Ellen Roche and Associate ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-design-bionic-%E2%80%9Cheart%E2%80%9D-testing-prosthetic-valves-other-cardiac-devicesImmune action at a distance
MIT-Koch-Institute-Traverso-Tumor-Gel.png Researchers from MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have ... out of the tumor before they have had a chance to take full effect. MIT researchers, together with ... a senior author of the study, Karl Van Tassel Career Development Professor in the Department of Mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/immune-action-distanceDrawn to big challenges, from GM to Caterpillar
programs, but a visit to MIT’s campus and meetings with LGO professors made her choice easy, she says. The ... For Denise Johnson MS '97, Caterpillar Group president and MIT Leaders for Global Operations ... a new student in the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program. Johnson describes attending LGO ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/drawn-big-challenges-gm-caterpillarInventing soft things to solve hard problems
MIT professor of mechanical engineering. “I got close contact with many farm animals and asked lots of ... to become one of the most prolific engineering researchers at MIT. When people ask him what his lab ... interestingly, surgical fellows using the MIT device were almost able to equal his time—because with its help, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/inventing-soft-things-solve-hard-problemsA new tool for modeling the human gut microbiome
Professor of Teaching Innovation in MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering. “We showed that you can grow ... Griffith and David Trumper, an MIT professor of mechanical engineering, are the senior authors of the ... However, MIT biological and mechanical engineers have now designed a specialized device in which they can ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-tool-modeling-human-gut-microbiomeAUVs: From Idea to Implementation
director of the MIT Sea Grant College Program, the Doherty Professor of Ocean Science and Engineering and ... Stojanovic, a visiting scientist at MIT Sea Grant and associate professor at Northeastern University. What’s ... Since the 1970s, when early autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) were developed at MIT, Institute ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/auvs-idea-implementationNew African and African diaspora studies major takes off at MIT
scholars at MIT, including professors Michel DeGraff, Helen Elaine Lee, D. Fox Harrell, Kenneth Manning, ... Commencement 2022 marked a milestone in MIT’s history, as Stacy Godfreey-Igwe ’22 became the first ... desire to create a social impact through engineering, led her to forge a new path at MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-african-and-african-diaspora-studies-major-takes-mitA Lifelong Relationship with the Institute
Evelyn Wang (SB '00), an associate professor of mechanical engineering, attended MIT as an ... Newly tenured Evelyn Wang — whose parents met at MIT — studies heat transfer in materials. While ... as graduate students from Taiwan, and married, in the MIT Chapel. MIT-evelyn-wang_460.jpg Photo by: ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/lifelong-relationship-instituteBound for Robotic Glory
Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. These motors are controlled by amplifiers designed by David ... New algorithm enables MIT cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass. Speed and ... bounding until it reaches a full gallop. Now MIT researchers have developed an algorithm for bounding that ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/bound-robotic-gloryNeedles that hit the right mark
teamed up with researchers at MIT’s Laser Biomedical Research Center, headed by Peter So, a professor of ... which the needles are inserted too far or placed in the wrong tissue. A team of researchers from MIT and ... MIT-Epidural-placement_1024.jpg Currently, anesthesiologists must guide a four- to six-inch needle through multiple layers of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/needles-hit-right-markA new strategy for choosing cancer drugs
Erna Viterbi Professor in the MIT departments of Biological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and ... become resistant. In a new approach to devising more personalized treatments, researchers at MIT and ... cells, based on how it affects their growth rates. MIT-Cancer-Cell-Mass.jpg Researchers have developed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-strategy-choosing-cancer-drugsTo advance climate action, MIT seeks partnerships beyond industry
Timothy Gutowski, an MIT professor of engineering, described the hands-on class he co-teaches called ... motivation,” she said. Megan Black, an associate professor of history at MIT, pointed to the massive ... MIT is uniquely positioned to lead the way on the technological advances and policy options needed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/advance-climate-action-mit-seeks-partnerships-beyond-industry2.007 Robots Battle it Out, Revolutionary-Style
before nightfall, a revolution was afoot at MIT. The battleground was set, the munitions were stocked, ... annual competition for Course 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing), MIT’s popular undergraduate course in ... Bridge, and a Boston Tea Party ship dubbed the H.M.S. Beaver. MIT-2007-Robots-2016_1024.jpg Course ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/2007-robots-battle-it-out-revolutionary-styleHow to assess new solar technologies
by MIT graduate student Sarah Sofia, associate professor of mechanical engineering Tonio Buonassisi, ... question, but a team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere has come up with a way to figure out the best ... are better. MIT-Cost-Solar_1024.jpg A team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere has come up with a way ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-assess-new-solar-technologiesSoft robots that grip with the right amount of force
more robustly, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), ... feedback to adjust the position of the robot arm in order to apply the desired force. 1024MIT ... courtesy of MIT CSAIL. This could be useful, for example, for someone using tools when there’s uncertainty ...
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