Anne Matheson, left, recreation director, Cardinal Cushing Center, assists Sarah Tabbi on a bicycle designed and built by MIT students for mechanical engineering course 2.009. The student team's goal was to create a 'cool' bike for children or young adults who are physically or mentally challenged, and to make it easier for them to gain confidence and autonomy learning to ride a two-wheeler. Photo / Donna Coveney
MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.
By examining antigen architectures, MIT researchers built a therapeutic cancer vaccine that may improve tumor response to immune checkpoint blockade treatments.
New research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between permeability and selectivity that could inform design of water treatment systems.
The longtime professor is remembered for his influential role in MIT’s linguistics program and in the expansion of foreign language instruction at the Institute.