A new way to make droplets bounce away
Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking.
Building the tools of the next manufacturing revolution
From industrializing 3-D printing to creating nanomaterials at scale, John Hart is reimagining the way things are made.
Q&A: David Hardt on teaching the principles of manufacturing
From MEngM to MicroMasters, Professor David Hardt has devoted much of his career to reshaping how manufacturing is taught.
Fabrics poised to become the new software
Basic research advance leads to production of more than 250,000 chips embedded within fibers in less than a year.
A new era in 3-D printing
Mechanical engineering researchers are inventing game-changing technologies and developing a renaissance in 3-D printing.
New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transfer.
Where design meets assembly for three MIT alumnae at Microsoft
Mechanical engineering alumnae Jacklyn Herbst ’10, MEngM ’11, Isabella DiDio ’16, and Ann McInroy ’18 bring shared MIT experiences to the same Microsoft team.
Robots shoot for the moon in MIT’s annual 2.007 competition
Robotic sweepers, flappers, and telescoping arms face off for a shot at coveted engineering prize.
Scaling solutions for the developing world
In MIT D-Lab class 2.729 (Design for Scale), MIT students devise ways to manufacture products to reach as many people as possible.
Six suborbital research payloads from MIT fly to space and back
Space Exploration Initiative research aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard experiment capsule crossed the Karman line for three minutes of sustained microgravity.
How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide
Engineered surface treatment developed at MIT can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processes.
MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund launches
Collaboration between Lockheed Martin and MISTI will enable MIT faculty and students to collaborate, research, and intern in Israel, Germany, and beyond.
Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects
New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.
Smoothing out the wrinkles in graphene
Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing.
Technique streamlines fabrication of 2-D circuits
Growing material directly onto substrates and recycling chip patterns should enable faster, simpler manufacturing.