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Through J-WAFS commercialization grants of $150,000 each, MIT researchers tackle harmful algal blooms in water, as well as ways to save freshwater in steelmaking by scrap metal consolidation.
MIT researchers are working toward new cybersteels developed with computing technology. Future applications of these advanced materials include printed aircraft components and ship hulls that are harder to detect.
The School of Engineering has granted tenure to Guy Bresler, Otto Cordero, Michael Carbin, Ming Guo, Stefanie Jegelka, Jeehwan Kim, Angela Koehler, Mathias Kolle, Tim Kraska, James LeBeau, Luqiao Lui, Robert Macfarlane, Desirée Plata, and C. Cem Tasan.
A new study by MIT engineers shows how shaving can damage blades. Human hair, 50 times softer than steel, can chip away a razor’s edge, the engineers found.