Aeronautical and astronautical engineering

Open Education on the Move: An Interview with Vijay KumarDirector of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) discusses some of the key concepts propelling the open education movement.

Inauguration festivities off to a stimulating startInnovation symposium touches on a dizzying array of topics, with themes of interdisciplinary collaboration, energy and innovation for the developing world.

NASA-JPL director Charles Elachi talks about latest Mars missionCuriosity is the most ambitious planetary rover mission ever, but it’s just one of the many exploratory projects JPL is undertaking.

MIT's Man Vehicle Laboratory turns 50Celebrating anniversary with daylong symposium on Sept. 14

MIT-developed ‘microthrusters’ could propel small satellitesAs small as a penny, these thrusters run on jets of ion beams.

Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and gogglesNew wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.

New aircraft capable of fast, accurate and repeatable flightCSAIL's Robot Locomotion Group unveils new computer-controlled aircraft that can perform knife-edge turns.

AeroAstro’s Greitzer to receive Baker Teaching Award

Engineering a safer worldWorkshop explores safety in nuclear power plants, occupational health, aviation and medicine.

School of Engineering to explore collaboration with ITASix-month evaluation will examine the feasibility of a collaboration.

A biplane to break the sound barrierCheaper, quieter and fuel-efficient biplanes could put supersonic travel on the horizon.

Tiny 3-D chipsMIT researchers develop a new approach to producing three-dimensional microchips.

National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Nancy LevesonOn system safety and the book "Engineering a Safer World:Systems Thinking Applied to Safety"

National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de WeckOn engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World

Robots go head to head, 250 miles above EarthThird annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.

MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturingStudy group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.

Speed limit for birdsMIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.

At a crossroadsNew research predicts which cars are likeliest to run lights at intersections.

Robots in realityNicholas Roy designs robots for real-world challenges.

Using a phone to fly a dronePilotless planes at MIT controlled via iPhones in Seattle.

3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontierAlum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.

In plane viewNew tool analyzes black-box data for flight anomalies.

Satellites in the developing worldAn MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.

Clearing the decksA new planning tool helps direct traffic on aircraft carriers.

Helping space shuttles achieve liftoffMIT has contributed 27 alumni-astronauts, plenty of earthbound expertise.

Safer skiesA new algorithm could help prevent midair collisions, which involve 10 to 12 small aircraft every year.