The education that students receive from the MIT MechE Department prepares them for successful careers in their chosen field. Part of that educational process is about receiving the skills and information needed to succeed outside of the classroom, so that students are ready to face the challenges of the professional world.
Snow drifting with an ultralight (25kg / 26kg filled with snow) electric go-kart during a March snowstorm. The kart has independent RWD and about five horsepower, so it puts on a good show. More info on the kart: http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/cap-kart.html#tinykart Tracked skateboard ...
Sometimes the fastest pathway from point A to point B is not a straight line: for example, if you're underwater and contending with strong and shifting currents.
MIT mechanical engineering graduate student Nenad Miljkovic on condensation, nanodroplet formation, and new nanopatterned surfaces.
An online tool called "Impurities to Efficiency" (known as I2E) allows companies or researchers exploring alternative manufacturing strategies to plug in descriptions of their planned materials and processing steps.
After flying into a tesla coil for its final decommissioning voyage, Tinycopter is rebuilt. Just as tiny, but cleaner and more stable.Read more at Equals Zero: http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?page_id=2
More than a billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water. Sea water is one possible solution. MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering John Lienhard offered his thoughts on desalination and answered questions from the MIT alumni.
Snavely present his work at EmTech 2011: Synthesizing 3-D models from 2-D photographs
Kevin Cedrone addresses a wide variety of vehicle propulsion technologies in this short interview. From internal combustion engines and hybrids to electric vehicles and biofuels, Kevin discusses the importance of each technology based on criteria such as efficiency, emissions, drivability, ...
MIT Media Lab researchers Steven Keating and Neri Oxman demonstrate some of their work around 3-D printing.
President and CEO of ViaCyte comments on engineering and hacks.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
2.007 Competition 2011 - hear from the students about their robots and their experiences in 2.007.
