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Prof. Rohit Karnik named director of J-WAFS
The mechanical engineering professor will lead MIT’s only program specifically focused on water and food for human need. Rohit Karnik, the Tata Professor in the…
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MIT J-WAFS awards eight grants in seventh round of seed funding
Ten principal investigators from seven MIT departments and labs will receive up to $150,000 for two years, overhead-free, for innovative research on global food and…
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MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined…
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Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis. Lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals are…
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Dr. Rozzeta Dolah won the Anugerah Tokoh Perdana 2018
On 24 November 2018, a Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) senior lecturer who is also a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, Ts.…
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Dr. Rozzeta Dolah being invited for a dinner with Malaysia‘s Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Dr. Rozzeta, representing Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), took a opportunity to have a close discussion with the 7th Prime Minister…
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Stamp-sized graphene sheets riddled with holes could be boon for molecular separation
Fabrication technique could be integrated into manufacturing to make large-scale membranes. MIT researchers have developed a technique to fabricate large squares of graphemes that can…
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Showcasing solutions for land, sea, space — and everywhere in between
At the fifth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students gain valuable practice presenting their innovative work.
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Congratulations to David for winning the best poster award (2nd place) at the GRC on Membranes: Materials and Processes Conference 2018
Chi (David) Cheng won the best poster award (2nd place) at the GRC on Membranes: Materials and Processes Conference 2018. Congratulations!