MADMEC 2010, Smart Curtain
SiSi Ni demonstrates the winning prototype for MADMEC 2010. Notice that the curtains open as she covers the light sensor with her hand, and close as she uncovers it.
SiSi Ni demonstrates the winning prototype for MADMEC 2010. Notice that the curtains open as she covers the light sensor with her hand, and close as she uncovers it.
Systems that print mechanical components with metal powder could be used to build lighter, more efficient airplanes.
MADMEC Design Events introduce the teams to a specific prototyping tool, while helping them use and develop their MIT engineering know-how. The theme of Design Event 1 was the MADMEC 3DP TRACTOR PULL, during which the teams pulled a 5 kg weight up the quarter elliptical ...
Check out 12 videos from various areas of ongoing research in the Department ofMaterials Science & Engineering.Video Credits:1. Aislinn Sirk, Sadoway Group2. Ardavan Oskooi, Johnson Group (Math Dept, Nanostructures & Computation)3. Ardavan ...
This video gives a quick overview of the department and its lab-centered curriculum.
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Molecular Aspects of Materials Design
MIT researchers found that arc-shaped magnetic nanotracks could be used most effectively to control the motion of magnetic microbeads across the surface of a silicon wafer. By combining these arcs, they produced configurations such as this, with two ...
This is a recorded presentation of a talk given by Karl Berggren at the Molecular Materials conference in Singapore on Jan 9, 2012.
Researchers at UCLA demonstrate their fully stretchable OLED. They achieved the feat by sandwiching a carbon nanotube-polymer blend on either side of a light-emitting plastic.
Startup company MC10 is commercializing stretchable silicon for smart surgical tools and wearable sensors. One of its first products will be a surgical tool that can quickly map and treat electrical problems in the heart.
MIT researchers are using graphene, a one-atom-thick form of the element carbon, in the quest to make the earth's oceans a viable source of potable water.
"A revolutionary super-slippery coating to liberate your ketchup!"
Donald Sadoway is working on a battery miracle — an inexpensive, incredibly efficient, three-layered battery using “liquid metal."
A time-lapse video showing the day of the memorial service for fallen MIT Police Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013. This video was shot from Westgate, an MIT dormitory building. See more video from around campus on the day of the memorial: ...
The MIT Glass Lab is located in the basement of the infinite corridor, in Room 4-003. Extracurricular classes are offered to the MIT community throughout the school year. The lab also hosts several sales throughout the year, as well as a lectureship and residency. Learn more about the Glass ...
In a visit to the MIT campus on May 14, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with President L. Rafael Reif and Media Lab director Joichi Ito, faculty members and students, and a group of young MIT entrepreneurs.
Speakers: Stephen Van Evera, Elizabeth Wood, Carol Saivetz, Bakyt Beshimov, Peter Krause, Jeanne Guillemin and Silvia Dominguez. Moderator: Richard Samuels
What message is your brain sending?
You can create your own mini flashlight.
Scenes from MIT's campus during the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013.
On April 24, 2013 in Briggs Field, thousands of law enforcement officials joined the MIT community in honoring fallen MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.
After an extensive renovation project, the Barker Library reading room has reopened to reveal the grandeur of the restored oculus atop the Great Dome, and the beauty of the rotunda’s original architecture.
Natural selection at work.
An interesting feature on the MIT Professor Emeritus of Physics by LaInformacion.com.
An undergraduate helps MIT's Brain and Cognitive Science Department find a cure for Huntington's disease.
An MIT undergraduate models a new class of material: the photonic crystal.
Used with permission from "Chronicle" (WCVB-Boston).
MIT Sloan Professor of Management Thomas Kochan discusses how financial analysts have pressured businesses to perform financially.
What makes a glow stick glow?
Alberto Cavallo, the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Assistant Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management, discusses how Argentina has lied about its inflation rate.
Now in its 75th year, we take a look back how the Hobby Shop began, and how it evolved to what it is today.
A brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.
Amy Robinson is a research affiliate in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Heather Paxson, an associate professor in MIT's Anthropology Program, studies the people and culture behind the renaissance of artisanal cheese making in the United States.
Speakers: Stephen Van Evera, Elizabeth Wood, Carol Saivetz, Bakyt Beshimov, Peter Krause, Jeanne Guillemin and Silvia DominguezModerator: Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science at the MIT Dept of Political Science and director of CIS.
ENGINEERyourHEALTH is an awareness initiative dedicated to instilling the perception of health and wellness as a significance and a priority, primarily focused around "condition management" and evolving into a universal understanding that health is critical to the success and future of our ...
This computer simulation shows a cross-section of the plasma inside a tokamak reactor. In this simulation, only the large-scale turbulence effects are modeled — which is adequate for some cases
Recorded 4-16-13
Recorded 4-16-13
Recorded 4-16-13
Speakers:Scot OsterwellAndy ClaymanMargaret RobertsonRecorded on April 15, 2013
Creating an online profile and building an online network, especially on LinkedIn, is an arduous but necessary task. Fine-tuning your profile, maximizing your network and connecting with contacts can be even more perplexing.A workshop presented by the Alumni Association and MIT Sloan’s ...
Recorded on April 9, 2013
An MIT undergraduate shares her experience doing cancer research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
A future inventor works on perfecting the super battery which will regulate the power grid
Two MIT undergraduates cut their teeth on some futuristic research at the Media Lab.
Professor Annette M. Kim presents preliminary findings of her research about Beijing's elaborate underground housing market.
Jeff Stein, LGO '13 and Princeton University (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) '07, describes his internship at Boeing South Carolina, the newest major aircraft factory in the world and the second production site for the 787 Dreamliner.As someone who joined LGO ...
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