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MIT researchers have created an integrated design pipeline that enables a user with no specialized knowledge to quickly craft a customized 3D-printable robotic hand.
Howie Bluestein '70, SM '72, PhD '76 has been chasing storms for over 40 years. It wasn't until he attended MIT that he realized he could have a career in meteorology. Since then, Bluestein and his fellow storm chasers have used mobile radar to probe tornadoes and their parent thunderstorms.
Inspired by fireflies, a team of researchers has created insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication.
Since its dedication in 1938, the Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel has become a campus landmark used for education, research, industry, and outreach. Today, a state-of-the-art facility replaces the original landmark to become the most advanced wind tunnel in U.S. academia.
In course 3.013, Mechanics of Materials, Professor Cem Tasan explores the basic concepts of solid mechanics and the mechanical behavior of materials: elasticity, stress-strain relationships, stress transformation, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fracture.
“It’s exciting to really change the aesthetics of technology,” says Yoel Fink, who teaches, Computing Fabrics, a course located at the intersection of textile design and computation. The class explores the history and future of fabrics, including next-gen textiles that will be beautiful and functional in entirely new ways.