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School of Engineering
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Students inspire engineering activities and curriculum development for young learners
Civil and environmental engineering TREX students present their findings on Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea to Boston Museum of Science educators.
May 21, 2015 -
Defusing bombs by color
Professor J. Kim Vandiver uses 3-D printing to help in explosives disposal in Cambodia.
May 21, 2015 -
MISTI Global Seed Funds: 2015-16 call for proposals
Funds support MIT's global engagement by promoting collaborations between MIT faculty and their counterparts abroad.
May 21, 2015 -
Gauging materials’ physical properties from video
“Visual microphone” technology could lead to noninvasive identification of objects’ structural defects.
May 21, 2015 -
How to make continuous rolls of graphene
New manufacturing process could take exotic material out of the lab and into commercial products.
May 21, 2015 -
Voltage: A new community of electrical engineers
MIT students organize a new group aimed at building a network of peers in electrical engineering.
May 20, 2015 -
Coding for cooling
Nuclear science and engineering graduate student Benjamin Magolan helps model improved coolant flow inside the core of a nuclear reactor.
May 20, 2015 -
To handle big data, shrink it
Algorithm reduces size of data sets while preserving their mathematical properties.
May 20, 2015 -
Taking control of light emission
Researchers find a way of tuning light waves by pairing two exotic 2-D materials.
May 20, 2015 -
Newly tenured engineers
Thirteen tenure appointments are made in seven of eight academic departments in the School of Engineering.
May 19, 2015 -
Philips establishes alliance with MIT
Company moves R&D headquarters to Cambridge and establishes a five-year, $25 million research alliance.
May 19, 2015 -
Neural engineering for middle schoolers
MIT STEM Mentoring Program introduces students from Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence to an evolving field.
May 19, 2015 -
Lemelson-MIT announces 2015 National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners
Students recognized for inventions in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.
May 19, 2015 -
John Lienhard wins 2015 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award
Lienhard becomes the sixth MechE faculty member to receive the prestigious ASME award.
May 18, 2015 -
Designing better medical implants
Optimal size and shape allow implantable devices to last longer in the body.
May 18, 2015 -
MIT LGO: Succeeding in its mission to create industry leaders
Alumni weigh in on the value of an MIT engineering and management program that has produced many top executives.
May 15, 2015 -
Translating thought to print
Researchers explore mechanics of silk to design materials with high strength and low density.
May 15, 2015 -
Faculty promotions announced in CEE
May 14, 2015 -
Building a more resilient NYC through big engineering
May 14, 2015 -
Richard Lester named associate provost for international activities
In new role, longtime NSE professor will assume responsibility for MIT’s major international efforts.
May 14, 2015