Mechanical engineering

Ford Professor of Engineering Harry Asada models the wearable blood pressure monitor.

Wearable blood pressure sensor offers 24/7 continuous monitoring

Device could help diagnose hypertension, heart disease

April 8, 2009

Diagram showing how a new needle developed at MIT works (from top to bottom):
i. Doctor pushes here.
ii. Filament buckles and 'locks' inside tube.
iii. Additional force advances entire device.
iv. Upon penetration of space, filament relaxes inside tube and deploys into space.

Novel needle could cut medical complications

Device borrows from oil industry to keep jabs on target

April 6, 2009

Natasha 'Tish' Scolnik, who is working to make it easier for physically challenged individuals in Africa to move around, was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship this year.

Junior named Truman scholar

March 27, 2009

Purnima Ratilal and Nicholas Makris on the bow of a ship.

Team observes genesis of fish shoals

Observations of herring apply to other animals; could impact conservation

March 26, 2009

Manufacturing inefficiency

Study sees 'alarming' use of energy, materials in newer manufacturing processes

March 17, 2009

Edward O. Vetter, Corporation life member emeritus, 88

March 12, 2009

Hologram seminar probes past and future of 3-D imaging

March 10, 2009

The will to sustain

NAE meeting at MIT charts the future of transportation

March 6, 2009

MIT team unveils new solar car

March 2, 2009

Sleek new MIT solar car heads to the races

February 25, 2009

MIT researchers have developed a way to fold nano- and microscale polymer sheets into simple 3D structures.

Knowing when to fold

Engineers use 'nano-origami' to build tiny electronic devices

February 24, 2009

MIT students and residents of Ventanilla, Peru work on the bicilavadora, a novel, inexpensive bike/washing machine.

Spin cycle: a new kind of washer

Machine could produce clean clothes and local jobs

February 19, 2009

Lermusiaux chosen for Doherty Professorship

February 19, 2009

Jacobs to give inaugural School of Engineering lecture

Alumnus, digital wireless pioneer to speak Feb. 19 in 10-250.

February 13, 2009

Senior wins Gates scholarship