Mechanical engineering

Hop, skip or jump? Study says no to all of the aboveMIT engineers find that in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage damage.

Modern-day inventorMIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.

A new wrinkle in online educationAn experimental online course gives some students scheduling freedom.

Mary Boyce to lead Columbia University’s engineering schoolMechanical Engineering department head named dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Research update: A new model accurately predicts three-dimensional sand flowModel may be useful in improving the flow of grain in silos, and drug capsules in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Faculty describe experiments with digital learning on MacVicar DayParticipants discuss how they are 'reimagining the MIT classroom.'

Four professors named 2013 MacVicar FellowsGriffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.

New rankings acclaim MIT’s graduate programs in engineering, businessMIT leads in seven engineering disciplines and three business fields, says U.S. News & World Report.

MIT ‘cheetah’ robot rivals running animals in efficiencyRobot’s custom-designed electric motors are powerful and efficient.

Radical Innovation course resonates with Italian industry professionalsSanjay Sarma urges Italian companies to capitalize on the country's innovative heritage to launch skunkworks efforts.

MIT researchers develop solar-to-fuel roadmap for crystalline siliconNew analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting sunlight to make storable fuel.

Sterilizing with the sunSolar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.

That’s the way the droplets adhereNew technique developed by MIT researchers provides first direct views of how drops and bubbles adhere to surfaces — and how they let go.

Daniel Jimenez named Gates Cambridge Scholar for 2013Alumnus to pursue graduate studies in engineering for sustainable development at Cambridge University.

A cooler way to protect silicon surfacesNew room-temperature process could lead to less expensive solar cells and other electronic devices.

‘Invisible’ particles could enhance thermoelectric devicesNew approach could improve the efficiency of devices that harness power from temperature differences.

Purification on the cheapSystem developed at MIT cleans ‘produced water’ from natural gas wells, could lead to improved desalination plants for developing countries.

MIT students create new medical devicesPrecision machine design class links doctors with students to find ways of meeting pressing medical needs for new technology.

Rare earth oxides make water-repellent surfaces that lastCeramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.

Tiny tools help advance medical discoveriesMIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.

Research update: Jumping droplets help heat transferScalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.

Professor Roger Kamm visualizes sneaky tumor cells with 3-D assayKamm is studying the mechanics of metastasis, the process of cancer-cell migration from one location in the body to another and the cause of more than 90 percent of cancer deaths.

System Design and Management student establishes MIT’s first mining clubMining, Oil and Gas Club has sparked interest outside of MIT, notes Juan Esteban Montero.

Harnessing solar energyNovel approach yields both electricity and heat.

Final 2.009 projects make outdoor living betterFrom rescue beacons to rain shields for bicycles, student innovations offer ways to improve experiences out in the elements.

How ‘transparent’ is graphene?MIT researchers find that adding a coating of graphene has little effect on how a surface interacts with liquids — except in extreme cases.

Varanasi selected as outstanding young manufacturing engineer by SMEMIT professor of mechanical engineering is one of just seven recipients of the award this year.

Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissuesNew design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.

John Brisson appointed as director of MIT/SUTD Collaboration OfficeProfessor of mechanical engineering will serve as the Institute’s liaison with SUTD leaders in Singapore.

Controlling heat flow through a nanostructureMIT researchers find that heat moving in materials called superlattices behaves like waves; finding could enable better thermoelectrics.