Giving robots a more nimble grasp
Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity.
A cheaper, high-performance prosthetic knee
Researchers design cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion.
How to look for a few good catalysts
New research shows non-wetting surfaces promote chemical reaction rates.
Object recognition for robots
Robots’ maps of their environments can make existing object-recognition algorithms more accurate.
Making clean, high-quality fuels from low-quality oil
New insights into a promising approach to fuel production that would reduce costs, energy use, and carbon dioxide emissions.
Toward cheaper water treatment
MIT spinout makes treating, recycling highly contaminated oilfield water more economical
Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers
Materials seen as promising for optoelectronics and thermoelectric devices finally yield their secrets.
J-WAFS awards $1.8 million in first round of seed-grant funding
Nine grants of $200,000 for two years have been awarded to researchers from 11 MIT departments.
Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost
Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s needed
Alumnus Hock Tan pledges $4 million gift for endowed chair in MechE
New professorship to be named in honor of Professor Emeritus Nam P. Suh
Mujid Kazimi, leading educator and researcher in nuclear technology, dies at 67
Leader of efforts to design new fuel cycles for nuclear power plants had been on the faculty since 1976.
LiquiGlide slides into consumer space
Startup brings nonstick coating to consumer goods packaging in major licensing deal.
A new look for nuclear power
A nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea promises to be safer, cheaper, and easier to deploy than today’s land-based plants.
Tackling challenges at the intersection of engineering and sports
Sports companies connect with engineering students and faculty at the second annual STE@M Day.