Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation

Technology demonstrations show the machine’s major components achieve the required performance.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 8, 2023 ~9 min

River erosion can shape fish evolution, study suggests

The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 25, 2023 ~8 min


Helping robots handle fluids

Researchers create new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping robots more effortlessly assist with daily tasks.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 24, 2023 ~9 min

How to push, wiggle, or drill an object through sand

A method for quickly predicting the forces needed to push objects through soft, granular materials could help engineers drive robots or anchor ships.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Moving water and earth

A new understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 11, 2023 ~7 min

Computational system streamlines the design of fluidic devices

This computational tool can generate an optimal design for a complex fluidic device such as a combustion engine or a hydraulic pump.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 9, 2022 ~8 min

Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of Covid-19

A new study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 17, 2022 ~8 min

Small eddies play a big role in feeding ocean microbes

Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 3, 2022 ~7 min


Ocean scientists measure sediment plume stirred up by deep-sea-mining vehicle

A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2022 ~8 min

Physicists see electron whirlpools for the first time

Long predicted but never observed, this fluid-like electron behavior could be leveraged for low-power next-generation electronics.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 6, 2022 ~7 min

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