MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum
In its first year, INM has worked across research, workforce development, and industry engagement to help accelerate new manufacturing technologies and their real-world deployment.
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Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light
MIT researchers created tiny 3D photonic devices with features small enough to channel visible light.
Built to fly
MIT senior, master's candidate, and airman Brian Robinson lives and works at the intersection of aviation, politics, and technology.
Your future home might be framed with printed plastic
MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade floor trusses.
MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice
Placing first in the MADMEC innovation contest, the MITten team aims to curb costly power outages during winter storms.
Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience
The Institute will commit up to $1 million in new funding to increase supply of UROPs.
Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts
Incorporating machine learning, MIT engineers developed a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger than conventionally manufactured versions.
New 3D bioprinting technique may improve production of engineered tissue
The method enhances 3D bioprinting capabilities, accelerating process optimization for real-world applications in tissue engineering.
“Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair
Working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, researchers show bridge corrosion can be repaired on-site using additive manufacturing.
Luna: A moon on Earth
MIT students and faculty designed and fabricated a control room for a unique lunar landing mission — an achievement in design and engineering.
Bringing manufacturing back to America, one fab lab at a time
A collaborative network of makerspaces has spread from MIT across the country, helping communities make their own products.
Preparing for a career at the forefront of the aerospace industry
In a new class, students design, build, and test an electric turbopump for a rocket engine, facing challenges they will experience as practicing engineers.
MIT engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine
Ideal for propelling tiny satellites, the lightweight devices could be produced on board a spacecraft and cost much less than traditional thrusters.
Cleaning up critical minerals and materials production, using microwave plasma
With technology developed at MIT, 6K is helping to bring critical materials production back to the U.S. without toxic byproducts.
MIT’s top research stories of 2024
Stories on tamper-proof ID tags, sound-suppressing silk, and generative AI’s understanding of the world were some of the most popular topics on MIT News.