MIT engineers propose a safer method for sharing ventilators
Suggested design could make it easier to divide air flow for Covid-19 patients in emergencies when no other options are available.
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Mechanical Engineering
Q&A: Energy studies at MIT and the next generation of energy leaders
Abigail Ostriker ’16 and Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’15 share how their experiences with MIT’s energy programs connect them to the global energy community.
A data-driven response to a pandemic
Isolat, a volunteer collaboration organized by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, informs coronavirus policy by analyzing data associated with the pandemic.
Achieving advisory equilibrium
Professors Paola Cappellaro, Warren Seering, and Lily Tsai honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Protecting seafarers and the global supply chain during Covid-19
Professor Thomas Peacock is a member of the UN Global Compact Task Force urging coordinated international response for offshore and shipping industries.
MIT IDEAS celebrates social innovation at the Institute
Seven teams of MIT social innovators receive funding to continue their ventures.
Understanding how fluids heat or cool surfaces
Textbook formulas for describing heat flow characteristics, crucial in many industries, are oversimplified, study shows.
New model of the GI tract could speed drug development
Studies of drug absorption in the small intestine could help researchers identify medicines that can be taken orally.
MIT team races to fill Covid-19-related ventilator shortage
An ad hoc team of engineers and doctors has developed a low-cost, open-source alternative, now ready for rapid production.
Faithfully supporting well-being
Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, Jinhua Zhao, and Kamal Youcef-Toumi honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Model quantifies the impact of quarantine measures on Covid-19’s spread
A machine learning algorithm combines data on the disease's spread with a neural network, to help predict when infections will slow down in each country.
Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The $90,000 merit-based fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
MIT initiates mass manufacture of disposable face shields for Covid-19 response
A team from MIT has designed disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs nationwide.
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.
3 Questions: The risks of using 3D printing to make personal protective equipment
Professor Martin Culpepper provides caution on the use of 3D printing to make masks and other PPE for individuals on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis.