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School of Engineering
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Surfaces get smooth or bumpy on demand
MIT research produces soft material with controllable surface textures that can be varied by squeezing.
June 11, 2015 -
Improving prevention of and responses to flu outbreaks
New research suggests ways to reduce the likelihood that individuals and groups will become infected with influenza.
June 10, 2015 -
Longstanding problem put to rest
Proof that a 40-year-old algorithm is the best possible will come as a relief to computer scientists.
June 10, 2015 -
Three Engineers earn Capital One Academic All-America women’s at-large awards
June 10, 2015 -
Breaking down social networks in a city
New research finds urban social networks are not determined geographically, but socially.
June 10, 2015 -
Learning from MIT.nano
An MIT class goes on a field trip — to the center of campus.
June 10, 2015 -
Metcalfe to serve as visiting innovation fellow for 2015-16 academic year
Ethernet co-inventor and 3Com founder will shape Start6, EECS’s innovation and entrepreneurship workshop.
June 8, 2015 -
Unlocking nanofibers’ potential
Prototype boosts production of versatile fibers fourfold, while cutting energy consumption by 92 percent.
June 4, 2015 -
Study: Ocean source of a greenhouse gas has been underestimated
Cycling of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is more intense than thought, and emissions are increasing.
June 4, 2015 -
Robotic challenger
MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots.
June 3, 2015 -
Helping robots handle uncertainty
Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical.
June 2, 2015 -
Using soccer to teach robotics
In this year's MechE World Cup, undergraduates joined forces to build soccer-playing robots that emulate human movement.
June 2, 2015 -
Tough biogel structures produced by 3-D printing
Stretchable, biocompatible hydrogels with complex patterning could be used in tissue engineering.
June 1, 2015 -
A new tool measures the distance between phonon collisions
Tabletop setup provides more nuanced picture of heat production in microelectronics.
June 1, 2015 -
Bringing microgrids to rural villages
MIT team, working with villagers in India, designs peer-to-peer system to enable local power sharing.
June 1, 2015 -
Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient
Graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants.
May 29, 2015 -
“Rocket science” for marketing
Startup’s software, designed to plan NASA space missions, now drives more effective online advertising.
May 29, 2015 -
MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump
Robot sees, clears hurdles while bounding at 5 mph.
May 29, 2015 -
Using desalination to address drought
Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere.
May 28, 2015 -
Spinning a new version of silk
Simulations and experiments aim to improve on spiders in creating strong, resilient fibers.
May 28, 2015