Closing the gender gap in mechanical engineering
Women make up 49.5 percent of MIT’s undergraduates in mechanical engineering, due to department’s proactive approach, study finds.
Monitoring metabolic energy expenditure, health, and fitness with a breath analyzer
Simple-to-use, low-cost respiratory sensor enables measurement and tracking of personal metabolism.
!["Something I’ve recommended is for the Tour de France to have [recumbent bicycles] start prior to the regular upright bicycles," says Professor Emeritus David Gordon Wilson. "It would be very exciting to add this element, since recumbents are not only faster, but safer, so you wouldn’t see the domino-style pile-ups that often occur."](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201707/emeritus-professor-bike-bible-author-David-Gordon-Wilson-MIT-00.jpg?itok=JOTGCye6)
David Gordon Wilson's lifelong love of the bicycle
MIT emeritus professor, designer, and inventor, is set to release the fourth edition of his popular book, "Bicycling Science," known as the "bike bible."
Study predicts heart cells’ response to dwindling oxygen
Results may help surgeons determine when and how to treat heart attacks.
New gel coatings may lead to better catheters and condoms
Bonded layers of rubber and hydrogel yield tough, slippery, and impermeable coatings.
Finding leaks while they’re easy to fix
Robot can inspect water or gas pipes from the inside to find leaks long before they become catastrophic.
Pushing the limits of athletic performance
MIT 3-Sigma Sports links students and researchers with industry partners to solve the greatest engineering problems in sports.
Using sensors and social networks to make slopes safer
Alumni aim to make outdoor sports safer through gathering data and building a real-time social network.
MIT team races to second in electric car competition
Strong performances across multiple categories boost MIT Motorsports electric vehicle team at SAE Collegiate Design Series event in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Scientists produce dialysis membrane made from graphene
Material can filter nanometer-sized molecules at 10 to 100 times the rate of commercial membranes.
Two MIT documentaries win New England Emmy Awards
The Department of Mechanical Engineering's “Water Is Life” and MIT Video Productions' “A Bold Move” take home top honors in separate categories.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
Batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
Startup’s novel aluminum batteries increase the range of UUVs tenfold.
MIT students hack assistive technology solutions for local clients
At the 2017 Assistive Technologies Hackathon hosted at Beaver Works, students created helpful devices for Greater Boston residents with disabilities.