Department of Mechanical Engineering announces new leadership team
Newly appointed department head Evelyn Wang names Pierre Lermusiaux and Rohit Karnik as associate department heads.
Newly appointed department head Evelyn Wang names Pierre Lermusiaux and Rohit Karnik as associate department heads.
Powered only by solar energy, a new device developed at MIT could provide relief to regions where water is scare.
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems that take a location-specific approach to cooling and dehumidifying places where people live and work.
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson SM ’89, EE ’89, ENG ’89 poses global challenges to academe.
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices.
Improved design may be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible environments.
Water-starved areas could find new sources by desalinating water that’s much less salty than seawater.
Spyce, a robot-assisted restaurant located in Boston, was invented to respond to a common MIT student desire: good, low-cost food.
MIT-developed process could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals.
Retired Rear Admiral Chuck Goddard OCE ’85, SM ’85 is leading a bid to design the US Navy’s next class of guided-missile frigates.
New design can be tuned to an individual’s body weight and size.
Expert in high-efficiency energy and water systems will succeed Gang Chen as MechE department head.
CITE and D-Lab study finds evaporative cooling devices show promise for helping small-scale farmers, market vendors, and families store and preserve vegetables.
Two centers located in Shenzhen, China, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, will facilitate collaborative research opportunities.