News
Feb 11, 2011
Malima is CIMIT Finalist
Asanterabi Malima, a PhD in ECE, has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare for his research project “Highly Sensitive Micron Scale In-vivo Biosensor for Multiple Biomarker Detection”.
Feb 09, 2011
Factoring in Delays
MIE Assistant Professor Rifat Sipahi has developed an “intelligent” algorithm that takes into account time delays in areas such as traffic flow, supply chain management, and human biology.
Feb 07, 2011
Carrier Awarded $230K Grant
ChE Assistant Professor Rebecca Carrier received a $230K grant from NIH to development a natural matrix-based cell delivery vehicle for delivery of RPCs to the subretinal space to promote retinal regeneration.
Feb 07, 2011
Brooks and DiMarzio Receive $65K NSF Grant
ECE professor Dana Brooks and associate professor Charles DiMarzio have been awarded a $65K NSF grant to develop a computationally-enhanced optical imaging infrastructure.
Feb 04, 2011
Potential Life Saving Coupler
Under the direction of Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti, a team of MIE capstone students, developed an "anastomotic coupler" that could quickly reconnect tiny blood vessels that currently take hours to repair during surgery.
Feb 02, 2011
360° Solar Food Dehydrator
Under the direction of Professor Mohammad Taslim, a team of MIE capstone students, designed an inexpensive 360-degree solar food dehydrator for use in preventing food spoilage in developing countries.
Jan 28, 2011
Solving a Global Challenge
Under the direction of Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti and the Cambridge-based coop employer Joule Unlimited, Inc., a team of MIE capstone students, developed a bioreactor that turns sunlight and carbon dioxide into clean energy.
Jan 24, 2011
Gorlov nominated for European Inventor Award
Professor Emeritus Alexander Gorlov has been nominated for the 2011 European Inventor Award for his invention of the helical turbine for power and propulsion systems. This is Europe's highest distinction for inventors worldwide.