Sun-powered car shines in American Solar Challenge
MIT Solar Electrical Vehicle Team takes 5th place in nine-day challenge, which traversed the Oregon Trail from Omaha, Nebraska to Bend, Oregon.
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Krithika Ramchander and Andrea Beck awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
Graduate students receive J-WAFS fellowships to support research focused on improving water access for rural as well as urban communities.
Meet the women shaping science and engineering in Saudi Arabia
Through the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, postdoctoral scientists and engineers develop their professional skills during a one-year stay at MIT.
Inventing future fabrics
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America workshop challenges pioneering MIT and FIT students to conceive new ideas.
Department of Mechanical Engineering announces new leadership team
Newly appointed department head Evelyn Wang names Pierre Lermusiaux and Rohit Karnik as associate department heads.
Featured video: Pulling drinking water out of thin air
Powered only by solar energy, a new device developed at MIT could provide relief to regions where water is scare.
School of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Cooling buildings worldwide
Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems that take a location-specific approach to cooling and dehumidifying places where people live and work.
Ties with MIT run deep for the US Navy’s top officer
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson SM ’89, EE ’89, ENG ’89 poses global challenges to academe.
Kirigami-inspired technique manipulates light at the nanoscale
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices.
“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles
Improved design may be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible environments.
Study finds potential in brackish groundwater desalination
Water-starved areas could find new sources by desalinating water that’s much less salty than seawater.
Alumni-founded robotic kitchen cooks up tasty meals
Spyce, a robot-assisted restaurant located in Boston, was invented to respond to a common MIT student desire: good, low-cost food.
Let it rain! New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof
MIT-developed process could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals.
The race to build the Navy’s next fleet of ships
Retired Rear Admiral Chuck Goddard OCE ’85, SM ’85 is leading a bid to design the US Navy’s next class of guided-missile frigates.