National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Nancy Leveson
On system safety and the book "Engineering a Safer World:Systems Thinking Applied to Safety"
Topic
Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
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National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de Weck
On engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World
Robots go head to head, 250 miles above Earth
Third annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.
MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturing
Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.
Speed limit for birds
MIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.
3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontier
Alum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.
MIT paper wins award at International Conference on Engineering Design
Alumnus Michael Pasqual and professor Olivier de Weck win ‘Reviewers’ Favorite’ award
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.