MIT announces new initiative on environment
Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields.
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Mechanical Engineering
Solving a mystery of thermoelectrics
New analysis explains why some materials are good thermal insulators while similar ones are not.
Lemelson-MIT announces National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners
$50,000 awarded to undergraduate and graduate student inventors
Highlights from MIT Water Night 2014
Oceans at MIT's highlights from MIT Water Night 2014 include nano-technological desalination of seawater, innovative wetland conservation, and ocean carbon cycle research.
New video for old problems
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering sponsors a video-making competition for its students.
Le Morte d'Arthur and the engineer
Laura Meeker '14 designed a game combining engineering and literature to convey the essence of Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur."
Robot builds on insights into Atlantic razor clam dynamics
"RoboClam" replicates a clam’s ability to burrow into soil while using very little energy.
MIT students win US Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge
Winning streak continues for third straight year in nation-wide contest to develop energy-efficient solutions.
MechE alumna Danielle Zurovcik’s WiCare named finalist for Hult Prize
Winner will be announced in September
Novel membrane reveals water molecules will bounce off a liquid surface
Study may lead to more efficient water-desalination systems, fundamental understanding of fluid flow.
Marrying tissue engineering with systems biology
Linda Griffith combines in vitro models with deep molecular analysis to accelerate drug discovery.
Weighing particles at the attogram scale
New device from MIT can measure masses as small as one millionth of a trillionth of a gram, in solution.
The ocean’s hidden waves show their power
Large-scale tests in the lab and the South China Sea reveal the origins of underwater waves that can tower hundreds of feet.