Bubble, bubble … boiling on the double
New analysis of textured surfaces could lead to more efficient, and less dangerous, power plants.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
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.
Object recognition for robots
Robots’ maps of their environments can make existing object-recognition algorithms more accurate.
Making clean, high-quality fuels from low-quality oil
New insights into a promising approach to fuel production that would reduce costs, energy use, and carbon dioxide emissions.
Toward cheaper water treatment
MIT spinout makes treating, recycling highly contaminated oilfield water more economical
Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers
Materials seen as promising for optoelectronics and thermoelectric devices finally yield their secrets.
