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June 4, 2008

James Levi Schmidt, a member of an MIT class on wheelchair design for the developing world, tests a prototype of a wheelchair that was converted into a tricycle powered by hand-operated pedals.

On a roll: Students help bring mobility to developing countries

May 21, 2008

The state of the art batteries used to Porsche into an electric car, shown installed in the trunk.

MIT student ingenuity plus high-tech batteries yields advanced all-electric Porsche

May 21, 2008

Incoming frosh numero 'uno' on invention list

May 14, 2008

Ghoniem to receive $10M KAUST award

May 12, 2008

Students robots in this year's 2.007 contest held at MIT competed in performing beaver-like tasks, including knocking down pool noodle 'trees' and dumping them in a ping-pong ball 'river,' to score points.

Beaver-like robots face off in annual MIT contest

May 9, 2008

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Engineering an award-winning TV program

MIT faculty, students' perspective employed in PBS's 'Design Squad'

May 7, 2008

Design Squad takes systems-based approach to attracting future engineers

May 7, 2008

MIT students work on a new kind of solar generator that employs low-cost materials. Here they mount the frame of the concentrator (which will be mounted with mirrors) on the base near Tang Hall on Memorial Drive.

Harnessing sunlight on the cheap

MIT student project aims to develop cost-efficient solar power

May 6, 2008

MIT examines reality of slashing vehicle fuel use

May 6, 2008

MIT robot tourney concludes May 7-8

May 5, 2008

Boyce to head MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

May 2, 2008

A representation of different estimated annual carbon footprints. Government services were a major reason for the relatively large U.S. average, according to an MIT class led by Professor Timothy Gutowski of mechanical engineering.

Leaving our mark

MIT class tracks carbon footprint of different lifestyles; finds even the smallest U.S. footprints are relatively large

April 16, 2008

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Listen to an enhanced--but very low frequency--audio version of the underwater
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How strong is a hurricane? Just listen

April 9, 2008

A cross-section of nano-crystalline bismuth antimony telluride grains, as viewed through transmission electron microscope. Colors highlight the features of each grain of the semiconductor alloy in bulk form. A team of researchers from Boston College and MIT produced a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency after using nanotechnology to structure the material, which is commonly used in industr...

Boston College, MIT researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

Nanotech advance heralds new era in heating, cooling and power generation

March 20, 2008

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