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January 28, 2024
Benchtop test quickly identifies extremely impact-resistant materials
Carlos Portela reports a new way to quickly test an array of metamaterial architectures and their resilience to supersonic impacts. The results at a microscopic level can be extended to comparable macroscale impacts.
January 25, 2024 School of Engineering fourth quarter 2023 awardsFaculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive awards all year long. Ritu Raman received a 2024 Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research on Oct. 10.
January 23, 2024 New model predicts how shoe properties affect a runner’s performanceA model developed by postdoc Sarah Fay & Peko Hosoi, predicts the optimal running shoe design for a given runner. Researchers measure the stiffness of midsole designs using an Instron machine to mimic footsteps.
January 23, 2024 MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces finalists for second competitionProfessors Betar Gallant and Ritu Raman are among twelve researchers selected as finalists for 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition to support female entrepreneurs in biotech.
January 18, 2024 Baran Mensah: Savoring college life in a new countryFrom robotics to dance, MechE senior Baran Mensah has made it his mission to explore as many new experiences as possible at the Institute.
