The Force was strong in this robot competition
MechE class ends semester with ingeniously designed robots battling on a “Star Wars”-themed playing field.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
J-WAFS awards $1.4 million in third round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $200,000 per year for two years, overhead free, for innovative research on food and water challenges.
Making 3-D printing as simple as printing on paper
Startup’s cloud-based system allows for project queuing by multiple users and automated part removal.
Using light to propel water
With new method, MIT engineers can control and separate fluids on a surface using only visible light.
Graphene holds up under high pressure
Used in filtration membranes, ultrathin material could help make desalination more productive.
Watering the world
New design cuts costs, energy needs for drip irrigation, bringing the systems within reach for more farmers.
High-speed images capture archer fish’s rocket-like launch
Insights into the hydrodynamics of the move may improve underwater vehicle design.
Amos Winter wins the Harold E. Edgerton Award
Global leader in mechanical engineering named the recipient of MIT’s esteemed junior faculty award.
Exelon Generation supports research on advanced nuclear fuel cladding coatings
Exelon Generation funding for the MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems could transform the performance of the fuel cladding in light water reactors.
Not stuck on silicon
Engineers use graphene as a “copy machine” to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.
Collegiate inventors awarded 2017 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Students recognized for inventive solutions to challenges in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.
Combined energy and water system could provide for millions
Analysis shows system could economically bring fresh water and renewable energy storage to drought-stricken coastal regions worldwide.
Water, water everywhere … even in the air
Scientists discover a way to harvest fresh water from air, including in arid regions.