A mighty wind
Thrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.
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Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
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New rankings acclaim MIT’s graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT leads in seven engineering disciplines and three business fields, says U.S. News & World Report.
How numbers can reveal hidden truths about sports
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference brings professionals and statistics-savvy fans together to study the games people play.
Olivier de Weck named editor-in-chief of Systems Engineering
MIT professor to helm flagship journal of the International Council on Systems Engineering
Humans and robots work better together following cross-training
Swapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots’ confidence and humans’ trust.
MIT engineers elected to national academy
Three engineers are among this year’s 69 new National Academy of Engineering members.
Daniel Hastings to step down as dean for undergraduate education
Following seven years of administrative leadership, Hastings will return to the MIT faculty.
AIAA honors David Mindell for ‘Digital Apollo’
MIT professor’s book earns Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award.
All that is solid melts into air: Tomás Saraceno visits MIT
CAST visiting artist creates inflatable and airborne biospheres: speculative models for alternate ways of living.
Driving drones can be a drag
Study shows distractions may alleviate boredom and improve drone operators’ performance.
Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid
With 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course.
Researchers examine health impacts of more U.K. runways
Study: An expanded Heathrow Airport would lead to 100 more pollution-related early deaths annually in the U.K. by 2030.
MIT alums recount their Martian experiences
Several AeroAstro alumni return to campus to describe landing the Curiosity rover on Mars.
Department snapshot: Aeronautics and Astronautics
AeroAstro takes off in new directions — prompting a 50 percent spike in new undergraduate enrollments.
Open Education on the Move: An Interview with Vijay Kumar
Director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) discusses some of the key concepts propelling the open education movement.