Mechanical engineering

The strength of actin binding protein interactions cross-linking a surface bound and bead tethered actin filament are probed using force from an optical trap. Filamin in green which forms networks of actin filaments shown as a confocal image on the right and alpha-actinin in blue which bundles actin filaments, shown as an image on the left, were probed using this assay configuration.

Using a light touch to measure protein bonds

MIT researchers tug at molecules with optical tweezers

June 30, 2008

Matt Ritter, Doug Wood, Spencer Ahrens and Micah Sze mount one of the 10-inch by 12-foot mirror panels in place.

MIT prototype solar dish passes first tests

Low-cost system could revolutionize global energy production

June 18, 2008

Mechanical Engineering awards

June 4, 2008

Professor Cynthia Barnhart (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Engineering) presents Orian Z. Welling, a student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with the 2008 Henry Ford Award.

School of Engineering awards

June 4, 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

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

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

Design Squad takes systems-based approach to attracting future engineers

May 7, 2008

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Engineering an award-winning TV program

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

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

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