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MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has transformed the landscape of water and food research at MIT, driving faculty engagement and catalyzing new research and innovation in...
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Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine molluscs cluster atop rocks and along the bottoms of ships, and hold fast against the ocean’s waves thanks to a gluey...
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“Intelligent, caring, inspiring, and full-of-wisdom,” one student described Kenneth Oye. Another lauded that “We are beyond lucky to have such a caring, supportive, empathetic and compassionate...
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When the late professor emeritus Woodie Flowers SM ’68, MEng ’71, PhD ’73 was a student at MIT, most of his classes involved paper-and-pencil exercises with predetermined solutions. Flowers had an...
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MechE honored the career of Leslie Regan this spring. Regan spent 47 years supporting the department and guiding graduate students through the ups and downs of graduate student life, including...
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MechE graduate student Benjamin Weizer and recent alumna Audrey Chen ’24 both credit an ongoing passion for design and engineering to one specific MechE course – a course that has also inspired...
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2.679 (Electronics for Mechanical Systems II) takes students through the process of design, fabrication, and assembly of a printed circuit board (PCB). That process, which has twists and turns...
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In June of 1916, facing challenges with overcrowding and recognizing a need for more space to accommodate the educational needs brought by new technologies and scientific advances, MIT packed up its...
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“Dear Sir: Since my report to you, made one year ago, quite important changes have been made in the course of instruction in this department. Two principal causes have led to these changes. They are...
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Situated near the midpoint of the first-floor hallway of building 5 is MIT Museum’s Francis Russell Hart Nautical Gallery, one of the oldest marine technology archives in the United States. This...
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Dr. Robert Mann, an engineer and former rocket scientist who developed the world’s first biomedical prosthetic device, was instrumental in turning design into a discipline. As engineering education...
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During his six years at MIT, Ravi Patil ’93, SM ’95 kept a journal. The 120-page record chronicled “triumph, defeat, and everything in between,” but after he left the Institute it was packed away in...
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The field of mechatronics is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, occupying the intersection of mechanical systems, electronics, controls, and computer science. Mechatronics engineers work in a...
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In 1873, Channing Whitaker, SB 1869, professor and head of mechanical engineering courses from 1875 to 1883, redirected the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s educational emphasis toward...
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Thermodynamics started out as a field with a somewhat singular focus: motion. More specifically, mechanical motion, locomotives, and, ultimately, the conversion of heat to mechanical work. Steam...
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Across a career’s worth of pioneering product designs, Doug Field’s work has shaped the experience of anyone who’s ever used a MacBook Air, ridden a Segway, or driven a Tesla Model 3.
But his newest...
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Eleven MIT faculty, including nine from the School of Engineering and two from the School of Science, were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). More than...
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When it comes to water use, most of us think of the water we drink. But industrial uses for things like manufacturing account for billions of gallons of water each day. For instance, making a single...
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Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in colourful wires – a box that they hope will one day make oxygen on the moon...
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Imagine a boombox that tracks your every move and suggests music to match your personal dance style. That’s the idea behind “Be the Beat,” one of several projects from MIT course 4.043/4.044 (...