Discerning the texture of urban resilience
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers are investigating how the layouts, or textures, of cities influence extreme weather events.
Andrew Logan | Concrete Sustainability HubMarch 30, 2020 | mit
~10 mins
Tags: concrete-sustainability-hub school-of-engineering hurricanes construction architecture climate-change natural-disasters civil-and-environmental-engineering research cities urban-studies-and-planning sustainability
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeMarch 30, 2020 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: 3-d-printing biological-engineering civil-and-environmental-engineering electronics mechanical-engineering research school-of-engineering neuroscience brain-and-cognitive-sciences
How to get conductive gels to stick when wet
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeMarch 20, 2020 | mit
~6 mins
Tags: research mechanical-engineering institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering bioinspiration national-science-foundation-nsf civil-and-environmental-engineering
Covid-19 diagnostic based on MIT technology might be tested on patient samples soon
A variety of MIT research projects could aid efforts to detect and prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Anne Trafton | Jennifer Chu | David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeMarch 12, 2020 | mit
~11 mins
Tags: research bacteria public-health microbes medicine chemical-engineering civil-and-environmental-engineering disease transportation influenza institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes school-of-engineering
Seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeFeb. 17, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: civil-and-environmental-engineering climate climate-change eaps earth-and-atmospheric-sciences environment microbes oceanography-and-ocean-engineering research school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
Why C. difficile infection spreads despite increased sanitation practices
Research underscores infection is not a common hospital transmission.
Maria Iacobo | Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringFeb. 12, 2020 | mit
~4 mins
Tags: civil-and-environmental-engineering division-of-comparative-medicine medicine disease bacteria biology health microbes research school-of-engineering school-of-science
Study: To slow an epidemic, focus on handwashing
Improving the rate of handwashing at just 10 major airports could significantly slow the spread of a viral disease, researchers estimate.
David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeFeb. 6, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: research public-health civil-and-environmental-engineering disease health transportation influenza misti school-of-engineering school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences
Improving pavement networks by predicting the future
CSHub researchers have developed a pavement maintenance model that considers future uncertainties to improve performance and lower cost.
Andrew Logan | Concrete Sustainability HubFeb. 5, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: concrete-sustainability-hub infrastructure transportation research civil-and-environmental-engineering school-of-engineering
Engineers design bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices
Device made of heart tissue and a robotic pumping system beats like the real thing.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeJan. 29, 2020 | mit
~10 mins
Tags: bioengineering-and-biotechnology medicine health-sciences-and-technology civil-and-environmental-engineering institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes mechanical-engineering research robotics school-of-engineering school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
At halfway point, SuperUROP scholars share their research results
In a lively poster session, more than 100 undergraduates discuss their yearlong research projects on everything from machine learning to political geography.
Kathryn O'Neill | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceJan. 29, 2020 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering superurop political-science school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering chemical-engineering civil-and-environmental-engineering urban-studies-and-planning school-of-architecture-and-planning students research undergraduate classes-and-programs special-events-and-guest-speakers
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