How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide
Engineered surface treatment developed at MIT can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processes.
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Mechanical Engineering
2019 Change-Makers honored for fighting sexual misconduct
Violence Prevention and Response and Title IX and Bias Response Office celebrate individuals and departments for standing up to sexual harassment and assault.
MIT spinout seeks to transform food safety testing
An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds.
The power of play
Video game developer NCSOFT joins with MIT.nano to apply the language of gaming to technology research and education.
Professor Emeritus T. Francis Ogilvie, former ocean engineering department head, dies at 89
An expert in naval architecture and ocean engineering, Ogilvie served as department head for MIT’s former Department of Ocean Engineering for 12 years.
Researchers tune material’s color and thermal properties separately
Polymers could be designed to reflect or trap heat, regardless of hue.
Designing vehicles that drive, fly — and swim
Senior and Marshall Scholar Crystal Winston pursues her vision of a world where cars aren’t limited to roads.
Ken Kamrin seeks fundamental behaviors in sand
Mechanical engineering professor’s models of granular flow shed light on agriculture, soils, and geology.
MIT receives $30 million to help address energy challenges in Egypt
Award from USAID will support research collaborations through new Center of Excellence in Energy at Ain Shams University in Cairo.
Developing tech for, and with, people with disabilities
Sixth annual Assistive Technologies Hackathon paired students with client co-designers to create innovative solutions to the everyday problems they face.
Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen
Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed.
Exotic “second sound” phenomenon observed in pencil lead
At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports.
“Inactive” ingredients may not be, study finds
Most pills contain compounds with potential to cause allergic reactions or discomfort in some patients.
Reducing the burden of tuberculosis treatment
Drug delivery system would allow patients to switch from daily to monthly doses.