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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Bacteria are ubiquitous and play a critical role in many contexts. Their environment is nearly always dynamic due to the prevalence of fluid flow: creeping flow in soil, highly sheared flow in bodily conduits, and turbulent ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)We have developed several novel methods of locomotion at low Reynolds number, for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids: Robosnails 1 and 2, which operate on a lubrication layer, and the three-link swimmer which moves ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Locomotion of biological systems have fascinated physicists and engineers alike for centuries. In particular, we are interested in the motion of self-propelling bodies near an air-water interface in the low Reynolds number ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to generate compact, lightweight, low-energy, reversible, and dynamic burrowing systems for use in subsea applications such as anchoring, oil recovery, underwater cable ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Nature serves as an inspiration for engineering design, and, conversely, engineering principles have helped to usher in a quantitative frontier of biology. This intricate interdependency between engineering and biology is ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This study models and assesses the current and future fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas impacts of ethanol produced from three feedstocks; corn grain, corn stover, and switchgrass. A life-cycle assessment approach ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Mechanical forces are critical to defining the physiological function of biological systems spanning length scales from 1 nm (single molecules) up to 1m (full mammalian systems). This work combines theoretical and experimental ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)The uterine cervix is a passive organ in the female body. Its normal function in pregnancy is to stay firm and closed for the duration of the gestation. At term, under the action of coordinated contractions from the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) was initially developed to alleviate pain in the case of severe arthritis of the knee. Restoration of knee motion has been an on going issue for the last decade. Contemporary TKAs appear to ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Very little is known regarding the function of the posterior cruciate ligament in response to physiological loading conditions. A limited understanding of posterior cruciate ligament function might contribute to the poor ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Wearable computing applications are becoming increasingly present in our lives. Of the many wearable computing applications, wearable health monitoring may have the most potential to make a lasting positive impact. The ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)We present an input-output model that learns to emulate a complex building simulation of high dimensionality. Many multi-dimensional systems are dominated by the behavior of a small number of inputs over a limited range ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The building sector of the United States currently consumes over 40% of the United States primary energy supply. Estimates suggest that between 5 and 30% of any building's annual energy consumption is unknowingly wasted ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Electromechanical probing applications continuously require smaller pitches, faster manufacturing and lower electrical resistance. Conventional techniques, such as MEMS based cantilever probes have their shortcomings in ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This thesis describes combined molecular simulations and theoretical modeling studies, supported by experimental observations, on properties and applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene sheets dispersed in ...
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