A tailsitter is a fixed-wing aircraft that takes off and lands vertically (it sits on its…
Tag: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International Airport
Recently, a cohort of 36 students from MIT and universities across Hong Kong came together for…
Strengthening America’s manufacturing base
U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu serves as the Department of…
Researchers release open-source photorealistic simulator for autonomous driving
Hyper-realistic virtual worlds have been heralded as the best driving schools for autonomous vehicles (AVs), since…
Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on using data and science to forecast climate-related risk
Note: This is the final article in a four-part interview series featuring the work of the…
MIT engineering design and rapid prototyping course gets a refresh
The Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL Program) recently revamped and relaunched 16.810 (Engineering Design…
Professor Emeritus Ronald Probstein, world-renowned expert in fluid mechanics, dies at 93
Ronald Probstein, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, passed away at the age of 93 on Sept.…