Author Archives: Skadi
Magnetic robots walk, crawl, and swim
MIT scientists have developed tiny, soft-bodied robots that can be controlled with a weak magnet. The robots, formed from rubbery magnetic spirals, can be programmed to walk, crawl,…
Vaccine delivers a boost to T cell therapy
Engineering T cells to destroy cancer cells has shown success in treating some types of cancer, such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, it hasn’t worked as well for…
Roche, Anikeeva, and Dagdeviren named MIT Future Founders prize winners
The MIT Future Founders Initiative, established to promote female entrepreneurship in biotech, has chosen Ellen Roche as grand prize winner of its inaugural competition. Associate professor in the…
2020 and 2021 DMSE grads return for ceremony and celebration
In March 2020, just as MIT announced it would shut down, sending students off campus in an effort to slow the spread of covid-19, Professor Jeffrey Grossman gathered…
DMSE’s tenured engineers of 2022
MIT has granted tenure to three faculty members in DMSE: James LeBeau, Robert Macfarlane, and Cem Tasan.“For each as individuals this represents a tremendous accomplishment, as they have…
Class brings together aesthetics and computation
According to Yoel Fink, clothing will soon do a lot more than keep people warm or indicate whether they’re going to work or a cocktail party. That’s because…
Pop the question: What is bubble gum made of?
Chew on this: what makes bubble gum bubble gum? No idea? Tune into “Kitchen Matters” to learn the science behind it. “Today it’s time to pop the ultimate question.
MADMEC semifinals: Greenhouses, garbage, and garments
Energy-efficient climate control for greenhouses. A garbage bin that identifies and classifies waste. Clothes made from biodegradable nanofibers. Those were the projects presented by the three teams in…
Local researchers are aiming to create the perfect battery
Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway discusses his work developing a safer, cheaper battery that could be used to store renewable energy. Sadoway notes that materials for the battery are…
Engineers develop a new kind of shape-memory material
Shape-memory metals, which can revert from one shape to a different one simply by being warmed or otherwise triggered, have been useful in a variety of applications, as…