Significant foundation grant extends two-way partnership with Italy through 2020
Agreement will support a number of joint research projects, seminars, lectures, and other programming.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
“A day a week” for postdocs helps bring MIT research inventions to market
Translational Fellows Program deadline for applications is Sept. 30.
Sand, sand everywhere
Senior Carrington Motley balances track and field with research on vehicle mobility in sand.
A day in the sun
MIT Solar Day brings the MIT community together to preview the coming decades of solar energy innovation.
MIT joins $171M public-private consortium on manufacturing flexible electronics
Government, industry, and academia partner to bring new generation of electronics to commercial scale.
Bubble, bubble … boiling on the double
New analysis of textured surfaces could lead to more efficient, and less dangerous, power plants.
CSAIL joins with Toyota on $25 million research center for autonomous cars
Seeking to reduce traffic casualties, center will focus on robotics and artificial intelligence systems.
Seth Lloyd, leading quantum mechanics expert, appointed Nam P. Suh Professor
New professorship is a gift from MIT alumnus Hock Tan '75, SM '75.
Capturing cell growth in 3-D
Spinout’s microfluidics device better models how cancer and other cells interact in the body.
A bipedal robot with human reflexes
New human-machine interface keeps robot balanced, with human reflexes.
Giving robots a more nimble grasp
Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity.
A cheaper, high-performance prosthetic knee
Researchers design cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion.
How to look for a few good catalysts
New research shows non-wetting surfaces promote chemical reaction rates.