Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
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Mechanical Engineering
An easier way to remove medical devices
Metal stents or staples that disintegrate on demand inside the body could eliminate some surgical and endoscopic procedures.
New materials could enable longer-lasting implantable batteries
Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, could require fewer battery replacements with new approach.
Can your phone tell if a bridge is in good shape?
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity.
Pesticide innovation takes top prize at Collegiate Inventors Competition
Vishnu Jayaprakash SM '19, PhD '22 won for the AgZen-Cloak, an invention that makes pesticides stick to crops, minimizing pollution and water waste.
The tenured engineers of 2022
Fourteen faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering.
School of Engineering third quarter 2022 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.
Developing community around design
MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s inaugural fellows chart a new course.
Tackling social issues through engineering and theater
Senior Susan Su finds inspiration in both makerspaces and performance spaces.
What drives ecosystems to instability?
With only a little information, researchers can predict the circumstances under which an ecosystem will be stable or unstable.
A factory for FrEDs at MIT
Graduate students create on-campus assembly factory for fiber extrusion devices.
MIT events illuminate critical need for menstruation science
“AI for endometriosis? If only there were data!”
Wiggling toward bio-inspired machine intelligence
Inspired by jellyfish and octopuses, PhD candidate Juncal Arbelaiz investigates the theoretical underpinnings that will enable systems to more efficiently adapt to their environments.
Breaking through the mucus barrier
A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.
Soft robots that grip with the right amount of force
Researchers created a system that lets robots effectively use grasped tools with the correct amount of force.