Mechanical engineering
Baby steps
November 24, 2008
Engineers show how tiny cell proteins generate force to 'walk'
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Materials science
Adult brain neurons can remodel connections
November 24, 2008
Could lead to creating growth in cells and regions normally unable to repair themselves
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Neuroscience
Going under the (robotic) knife
November 17, 2008
Engineering students design robots to remove tumors
MIT's Smith wins top honors for work in developing world
October 16, 2008
Popular Mechanics gives her Breakthrough Leadership award
Also labeled: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty, Global
Team takes first atomic-scale compositional images of fuel-cell nanoparticles
October 2, 2008
Work could lead to better catalysts for eco-friendly energy storage devices
MIT solves 100-year-old engineering problem
September 24, 2008
Insights on fluid flow could impact fuel efficiency, more
Also labeled: Mathematics, Physics
CMSE wins six-year, $19.2m NSF grant
September 23, 2008
Click and Clack glimpse cars of the future
September 19, 2008
NPR's Magliozzi brothers in 'chock-full' tour of MIT
MITEI awards second round of seed grants
September 18, 2008
MIT quantum insights could lead to better detectors
September 11, 2008
Improved efficiency could enable research, military and medical uses
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Physics
Nominations open for Doherty Professorship
September 10, 2008
Also labeled: Oceanography and ocean engineering
Beyond jewelry: Engineering new uses for gold
August 22, 2008
MIT researchers see precious metal's value in war on cancer, other applications
MIT recommends steps to slash gasoline use by 2035
August 5, 2008
Feasible, but technology alone won't solve problem
Also labeled: Energy
Protection built to scale--fish scale, that is
July 27, 2008
Primitive 'dinosaur eel' could inspire future body armor
MIT students seek to harness waste heat
July 24, 2008
Device could make MIT's cogeneration plant even more efficient
MIT reports finer lines for microchips
July 8, 2008
Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells, more.
Using a light touch to measure protein bonds
June 30, 2008
MIT researchers tug at molecules with optical tweezers
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology
MIT prototype solar dish passes first tests
June 18, 2008
Low-cost system could revolutionize global energy production
Engineering an award-winning TV program
May 7, 2008
MIT faculty, students' perspective employed in PBS's 'Design Squad'
Design Squad takes systems-based approach to attracting future engineers
May 7, 2008
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics
Harnessing sunlight on the cheap
May 6, 2008
MIT student project aims to develop cost-efficient solar power
MIT robot tourney concludes May 7-8
May 5, 2008
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Students























