CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement * MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional prosthesis. Unlike prostheses in which the residual limb sits within a socket, the new system is directly integrated w  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Designing across cultural and geographic divides * In addition to the typical rigors of MIT classes, Terrascope Subject 2.00C/1.016/EC.746 (Design for Complex Environmental Issues) poses some unusual hurdles for students to navigate: collaborating across time zones, bridging different cultural and institutional experiences, and trying to do hands-on work over Zoom. That's because t  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * DNV rules updated with world first CO2 reconditioning notation * Oslo, Norway, 10 July 2025: Classification society DNV has published the latest update to its rules for classification of ships and offshore structures. Several of the new notations are designed to support the carbon capture and storage sector (CCS). In  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * From the ice caps to the moon: Northeastern professor charts military's environmental adaptation Gretchen Heefner's second book, "Sand, Snow, and Stardust," looks at the history of the U.S. military's efforts to learn how to build bases in the most extreme place By Erin Kayata Did you know the U.S. Army once built a military base under ice caps in Greenland? Or made a model for a military base that wo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Supporting mission-driven space innovation, for Earth and beyond * As spaceflight becomes more affordable and accessible, the story of human life in space is just beginning. Aurelia Institute wants to make sure that future benefits all of humanity -- whether in space or here on Earth. Founded by Ariel Ekblaw SM '17, PhD '20; Danielle DeLatte '11; and former MIT research scientist  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: * * * Ventyr contracts DNV to certify Norway's first offshore wind farm DNV has been awarded a contract by offshore wind developer Ventyr for the Design Certification of the Sorlige Nordsjo II wind turbines and offshore substation * Hovik, Norway - 10 July 2025 - DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider,   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Walk-through screening system enhances security at airports nationwide * A new security screener that people can simply walk past may soon be coming to an airport near you. Last year, U.S. airports nationwide began adopting HEXWAVE -- a commercialized walkthrough security screening system based on microwave imaging technology developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory -- to satisfy a new   more