Engineering

Channel | updated June 03, 2013

Founded in 1861, MIT and its School of Engineering have a proud history of influencing the world through technological leadership and research innovation. MIT is one of the world’s preeminent research universities: renowned for rigorous academic programs in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship; cutting-edge research; a diverse campus community; and a longstanding commitment to working with the public and private sectors to bring new knowledge to bear on the world’s complex challenges.

The School of Engineering educates about 60 percent of MIT’s undergraduates and 45 percent of our graduate students. Just over a third of MIT’s faculty are in the school.

Pixel Engineering: Long Exposure Photography

Use long exposure photography to measure the speed of an airplane, observe the rotation of the earth, or create light paintings.

Pirate Radio Control: Custom RC for a 4WD 1/10th Scale

This is the first test drive of my modified 1/10th scale RC car. It can reach a top speed of nearly 40mph with this gearing. It does 0-30mph in 2.2 seconds. More information. The car is a Team Associated TC4 RTR. Modification I made include: - Switched to a cheap but ...

PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction

How to make copies of DNA

Ostwald Ripening in Ice Cream

Ever wondered why your ice cream gets harder in the freezer over time, losing its creamy texture? Ostwald Ripening is the culprit, an observed thermodynamic phenomenon described in this video.

Opening Up the Problem Space — Government's Role

Conversation with Nicholas Ashford, a professor of technology and policy in MIT's School of Engineering.

One way to drive a stepper motor...

An interesting way of demonstrating the operation of a stepper motor. The rotating wire makes contact with the stepper coils in a specific sequence that causes the motor to "step."

Normal Fault

Normal faulting is caused by tensional forces in the Earth's crust.

Nora Micheva (GEL '10) Shares How the GEL Program Enhanced ...

Nora Micheva (GEL '10) Shares How the GEL Program Enhanced Her MIT ...

Nora Micheva, a member of the GEL Class of 2010, is currently pursuing a M.Eng. at MIT as part of the VI-A Program with Analog Devices. Nora's numerous academic achievements at MIT include being inducted into the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society and ...

New Toy

watch a remote controlled car drive around a lab.

National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting: ...

National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting: Sustainable ...

The National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting talks about Sustainable Transportation with a panel presentation and discussion on "Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World" with: - Ian A. Waitz, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT - John B. ...

NAE Regional Meeting: Sustainable Transportation - Keynote

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National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting: Sustainable ...

The National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting talks about Sustainable Transportation with a keynote presentation on "Driving Toward Sustainability" given by Daniel Sperling -- Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, where he is also ...

Mousetrap High Speed Video

A mousetrap snapping on a piece of sidewalk chalk at 1,000 FPS.

More Homemade Segway Fun (3)

The first time it balanced on its own. (It's actually more stable with the added mass of a rider.)More info: http://web.mit.edu/first/segwayA group of about 12 students (MIT undergrad and grad plusÃ, high school students from FIRST Robotics teams 97, 2043, and soon-to-be-numbered Wayland HS ...

More Homemade Segway Fun (2)

Bit of a problem in the control code...More info: http://web.mit.edu/first/segwayA group of about 12 students (MIT undergrad and grad plus high school students from FIRST Robotics teams 97, 2043, and soon-to-be-numbered Wayland HS rookies, and The Education Cooperative, have taken on the ...

More Homemade Segway Fun (1)

Very important cupholder design verification. More info: http://web.mit.edu/first/segwayA group of about 12 students (MIT undergrad and grad plus high school students from FIRST Robotics teams 97, 2043, and soon-to-be-numbered Wayland HS rookies, and The Education Cooperative, have taken on ...

Engineering

Channel | updated June 03, 2013

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