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  2.670 Wrapup I'm done!

  

  used lathes to turn and tap a plug for the end of our bottle. A tool ... about laptops for MechE. I have a different answer now than I've had in ... tools we used first. We used band saws to cut some aluminum brackets

  • by Snively '11
  • January 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday ... leaves me in awe. This time, it is the I/O Brush: [I just realized that ... /O Brush is a project by Kimiko Ryokai in the Tangible Media Group at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  and building a quick assembly bridge for use in developing countries ... tools for users? Basically, it sounds awesome and is exposure to ... I’m finally in my last semester as an MIT undergraduate, and the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  EA Decisions Some facts and figures to put it into perspective

  

  acquire the tools to succeed in the global economy.” MIT’s non ... In a year of record early action applications, 590 students have been ... depth of the applicant pool – both in what students are doing inside

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  has been closed down. Yes, that's right: the Subway in the Student Center is no more. This past weekend, Subway closed abruptly due to issues ... longer an option for Lobdell Food Court customers. Some of you might be

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Summer With Tulip Interfaces, Inc guest post by Sharon L. '21

  

  , and if you don’t understand how to use a tool, for instance, you can be ... devices in between. Regardless of your role within the factory, whether it ... , many manufacturing plants use fairly manual processes for figuring out

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for ... click for larger versions. The first panorama has labels, just in case you ... th I took photos on the way back from tooling on campus in our favorite

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  , one of the MIT students who in September launched a $150 camera balloon into near space, will be photographing the spreading oil slick in ... the coast with balloon cameras for months -- or as long as it takes for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where do Trees Come From?

  

  .125 focuses more on theory and 11.131 focuses on practical issues. For instance ... also want your input on something else for 11.125. I need to sit in on ... In my continuing quest to obtain a teaching certificate through MIT

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  It’s a new school year, and I’ve started UROPing in a new lab! For ... to hop between projects, ask for help or input from anyone else in the ... “visual hashtags” for an infographic. In a nutshell, they used the text to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  graduate, showed us her office and the 20+ options for the August issue’s ... Bryant Park have in common? Besides all being located in New York City ... College Women competition. In three action-packed days, we met over 160

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for transgender students in light of the military ban and our ROTC program(s)

  

  In late August, the Trump Administration issued an executive order ... Insitute, "in addition to other objects set forth, shall provide for ... equal treatment for all our students. In the face of the new ban on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 3, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the best on the planet. Mathematics provides a language and tools for
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  recognize and provide opportunities for unusual interests and aptitudes; in ... While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of ... : Furthermore, Douglas wrote, at the time there was an “existential issue

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  you in Europe?!” I rode the high of my “European” adventure for a few ... with their teachers in Welsh.  A Herd of Robots For two out of the three ... competition in [annotation note="Electronics for Mechanical Systems"]2

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  could, in some sense, only dream for now. It was like, oh no, I live in ... a bus even exists, though, in theory, I could take Amtrak for like 80 ... newsletter. It doesn’t really feel like it meant for me, though, somehow, it is

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Choosing a Major there are so many

  

  fisherpeople in Maine to find responses that could be used to argue for a whale ... my podmates, a MechE major, disappeared for hours in the middle of a ... ="265"] Bert and his bros[/caption] In the quest for my perfect major, I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  sign up for the exam, while Wednesday, May 11, will be the final deadline for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to ... for this school year's final SAT administration on Saturday, June 4, are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trading Room

  

  who will implement those new tools in practice." Pretty cool stuff ... all with Sloan. MIT's resources, for the part, are open to anyone in the ... Having received my MIT degree in Management Science, I'm still on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!

  

  planning out these elaborate blog entries for you guys involving photos ... , in case anyone missed them.) Jess: Okay, so your roommates are picked ... with more than just one person? Thanks for that, it was really helpful

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 16, 2006