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Additive Manufacturing project featured in TechCrunch for 3D printed ice cream
Three students at MIT, Kyle Hounsell, Kristine Bunker, and David Donghyun Kim, have created a homemade ice cream printer that extrudes soft serve and immediately freezes it so that it can be layered on a cooled plate, and was recently featured in TechCrunch. The group designed and fabricated this contraption as part of John Hart’s Additive Manufacturing…
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Sebastian Pattinson awarded NSF SEES Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sebastian has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) Postdoctoral Fellowship to develop novel methods for sustainable additive manufacturing and to model the economic and environmental implications of 3D printing.
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John Lewandowski wins MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
John Lewandowski and his start-up company Disease Diagnostic Group, LLC took the grand prize of $100,000 at the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition with his magneto-optical malaria diagnostic device that focuses on the microparticle byproduct hemozoin as well as his vision of creating more mechanical and single-droplet-based diagnostics through his research with the Mechanosynthesis Group.
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MIT launches additive manufacturing short course led by John Hart
Additive Manufacturing: From 3D Printing to the Factory Floor will be held from July 21st-25th at MIT and will be led by Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering John Hart, who is also the Mitsui Career Development Chair at the institution. Designed for US and international manufacturing and design engineers, science, and architect professionals who seek the…
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Adam Stevens selected for NDSEG fellowship
Adam Stevens is selected for NDSEG fellowship to support his graduate work in the Mechanosynthesis Group!
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John Lewandowski awarded NSF and NDSEG Graduate Fellowships
John Lewandowski was awarded both the 2014 NSF and NDSEG Graduate Fellowships to support his graduate work in the Mechanosynthesis Group on droplet-based diagnostics!
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Viswa accepts job as Assistant Professor at IIT Mandi
Farewell and congratulations Viswanath Balakrishnan who will join IIT Mandi as Assistant Professor of Materials Science
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Mechanosynthesis Group receives seed funding from the MIT Energy Initiative
Mechanosynthesis Group receives seed funding from the MIT Energy Initiative to pursue research on nanostructured electrostatic capacitors
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Mechanosynthesis group members recognized at 2014 MIT Polymer Day
Hangbo Zhao, Alvin Orbaek, and Davor Copic win the runner-up Best Poster Award at 2014 MIT Polymer Day for their poster on molding of liquid crystal polymer microstructures!
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John Hart selected to receive a 3M Faculty Award
John Hart is selected to receive a 3M Faculty Award recognizing the Mechanosynthesis Group’s research and education in additive manufacturing