The latest research and innovation from MIT’s School of Engineering
Inspired by diving birds such as puffins and kingfishers, MIT engineers have designed a robot that can swim underwater, then flap its wings to launch into the air. The design could pave the way for a new class of aerial-aquatic drones and vehicles. The team, which includes MechE Assistant Professor Raphael Zufferey, envisions deploying these winged robots to collect samples from ocean environments that are too dangerous for traditional vessels to reach.
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Associate Professor Areg Danagoulian proposed a satellite-based sensor system that could determine if a suspect satellite has a nuclear weapon by orbiting close and detecting any neutrons generated by high-energy protons colliding with radioactive material.
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A new method developed by a team including Professor Julie Shah translates the reasoning process of an autonomous vehicle’s AI system into understandable concepts that explain its behavior.
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A team including Professor Robert Langer found that the injectable polio vaccine could be modified so that it can promote a mucosal immune response. The vaccine could help achieve polio eradication if the next steps of clinical development are successful.
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MIT researchers, including Associate Professor Mingda Li, Professor Ju Li, and Professor Heather Kulik, have developed a framework that can be applied at the beginning of the materials generation process to vastly improve the stability rate while achieving targeted material properties.
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A scalable platform developed by researchers including Professor Luqiao Liu generates pairs of highly correlated radio frequency waves without the need for bulky and expensive cooling equipment. The platform could enable powerful radars and sensors based on quantum technology that works at room temperature.
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Researchers including Associate Professor Otto X. Cordero reveal how communities of marine bacteria divide the task of degrading fucoidan, a tough carbohydrate molecule produced by ocean algae and a key player in ocean carbon storage.
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MIT researchers led by Associate Professor Laura Lewis have shown that “pink noise,” delivered at the right time during the sleep cycle, can strengthen the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which clears debris from the brain and keeps it healthy.
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