System provides cooling with no electricity
Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
David Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 30, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering misti renewable-energy sustainability department-of-energy-doe school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Two-legged robot mimics human balance while running and jumping
New control system may enable humanoid robots to do heavy lifting and other physically demanding tasks.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 30, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering robots robotics computer-modeling
Self-transforming robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other
Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, robots can self-assemble to form various structures with applications including disaster relief.
Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL | Oct. 30, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail robots robotics electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering research algorithms distributed-robotics-laboratory artificial-intelligence computer-science-and-technology disaster-response national-science-foundation-nsf
Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Oct. 29, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering biological-engineering graduate postdoctoral students education teaching academics community agriculture desalination j-wafs alumniae invention special-events-and-guest-speakers research
Helping autonomous vehicles see around corners
By sensing tiny changes in shadows, a new system identifies approaching objects that may cause a collision.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Oct. 27, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering school-of-engineering computer-science-and-technology algorithms robotics robots autonomous-vehicles automobiles artificial-intelligence machine-learning transportation technology-and-society
System prevents speedy drones from crashing in unfamiliar areas
Drones can fly at high speeds to a destination while keeping safe “backup” plans if things go awry.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Oct. 25, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering school-of-engineering computer-science-and-technology algorithms autonomous-vehicles drones robots robotics computer-vision technology-and-society
MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air.
David Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 24, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research chemical-engineering school-of-engineering emissions carbon-nanotubes nanoscience-and-nanotechnology climate-change carbon-dioxide sustainability carbon greenhouse-gases
New process could make hydrogen peroxide available in remote places
MIT-developed method may lead to portable devices for making the disinfectant on-site where it’s needed.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 23, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research chemistry chemical-engeering water health developing-countries school-of-science school-of-engineering
New blood test could be used to help millions infected with TB
A team of researchers has developed a point-of-care TB test that costs only $2 and gives results in about 30 minutes, lowering the barrier to care in low-resource settings and potentially saving millions of lives.
Lindsay Brownell | Oct. 23, 2019 | harvard~9 mins
Tags: health-medicine active-tuberculosis atb brigham-and-womens-hospital broad-institute-of-harvard-and-mit tb tb-triage-test wyss-institute-for-biologically-inspired-engineering
Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules
Engineered signaling pathways could offer a new way to build synthetic biology circuits.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 23, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research biology proteins biological-engineering microbes bacteria school-of-science school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih
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