Ocean engineering students set stage for a smarter fleet
New data redefines the operational profile for class of U.S. Navy ships
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Mechanical Engineering
Targeting product design for the developing world
The key, MIT study finds, is designing products that make money for the microentrepreneur.
Research update: New microchip sorts white blood cells from whole blood
Device may be used to quickly detect signs of sepsis, other inflammatory diseases.
A layer of tiny grains can slow sound waves
Layer of microscopic spheres offers new approach to controlling acoustic waves.
From gold, a new way to control blood clotting
Engineers design nanoparticles that can turn the blood-clotting cascade on or off.
Gang Chen named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
An MIT faculty member since 2001, Chen succeeds Mary Boyce as MechE department head.
Explained: Hydrophobic and hydrophilic
Better understanding of how surfaces attract or repel water could improve everything from power plants to ketchup bottles.
Pruning the power grid
New algorithm quickly identifies the most dangerous risks in a power grid amid millions or billions of possible failures.
Better droplet condensation could boost power efficiency
Improved system for power plants uses oil-infused condenser surface to improve heat-transfer properties.
Ferroelectric-graphene-based system could lead to improved information processing
New system uses two-dimensional structures to guide plasmonic waves at ultrashort wavelength, offering a new platform for memory and computer chips.
Can you feel me now?
New array measures vibrations across the skin, may help engineers design optimal, wearable tactile displays.
Meet the maker
MIT alumna Limor Fried has become a pioneer of the ‘maker movement’ with her multimillion-dollar company.