CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Aug. 8, 2024, with U.S. Navy Commander Jennifer A. Huck, executive officer for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps consortium: * * * Being able to say, "I fly helicopters" -- specifically the Seahawk series that boast a maximum cruise elevation of 10,000 feet and 210 miles per hour -- must be a great conversation starter. So must saying that you are helping to train a future generat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * SimPLE learns to pick, regrasp, and place objects using the objects' computer-aided design model. * * * By Anne Wilson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations. These machines are used for a variety of applications -- from electronics assembly to packaging, bi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor who uses a cross-disciplinary approach to understand human diseases on a molecular and cellular level succeeds Elazer Edelman. * * * By Mary Beth Gallagher, School of Engineering Alex K. Shalek, the J. W. Kieckhefer Professor in the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences (IMES) and Department of Chemistry, has been named the new director of IMES, effective A  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Sublime Systems, founded by Professor Yet-Ming Chiang and former postdoc Leah Ellis, has developed a sustainable way to make one of the world's most common materials. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News While today's cement is made through extremely high temperatures in a kiln, ancient Romans didn't have that option. Still, anyone who's been to Rome recently will tell you that   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub research presents a streamlined pavement life-cycle assessment tool to enable a large set of stakeholders to conduct environmental analysis of pavements. * * * By Andrew Paul Laurent, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub Roads are the backbone of our society and economy, taking people and goods across distances long and short. They are a staple  more