Department
Aeronautics and Astronautics
“Shrinking bull’s-eye” algorithm speeds up complex modeling from days to hours
Algorithm may be applied to a broad range of complicated problems.
Study: Volkswagen’s emissions cheat to cause 60 premature deaths in U.S.
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars
For a piloted mission to Mars, fueling up on the moon could streamline cargo by 68 percent.
SuperUROP undergrad research program goes engineering-wide
Yearlong “Super” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program expands beyond electrical engineering and computer science.
“Fly-by-wire” technology to improve high-need student achievement
Project that enables teachers to provide differentiated instruction in a scalable way wins Department of Education grant.
Crawley announces intention to step down as president of Skoltech
AeroAstro professor to return to MIT next year after five years as Russian institution’s first leader.
Pluto Revealed! An update from New Horizons
Professor Richard Binzel, NASA New Horizons science team co-PI, shares mission results on Sept. 9.
UAVs learn to fly solo
Nick Roy develops unmanned aerial vehicles that can operate autonomously in constrained spaces and unmapped environments.
Robots collaborate to deliver meds, supplies, and even drinks
Bots from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab work together more effectively in the face of uncertainty.
3 Questions: Lennon Rodgers on docking in space
System for locking satellites together, initially developed for master’s thesis, to get first space test.
MIT Rocket Team places first at International Rocket Engineering Competition
Rocket designed and built by AeroAstro students outperforms entries from 36 other teams.
Three undergraduate communities to welcome new housemasters this fall
Committees select faculty for posts in Baker, McCormick, MacGregor.