Jennifer Chu

MIT

Jennifer Chu covers mechanical engineering, mathematics, physics, aeronautics, astronautics, and earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences as a writer for the MIT News Office.

Wed, 12/04/2019 - 12:02
Engineers Mix and Match Materials to Make New Stretchy Electronics Next-generation devices made with new “peel and stack” method may include electronic chips worn on the skin
Wed, 02/26/2020 - 12:01
First published Feb. 5, 2020, on MIT News. At the heart of any electronic device is a cold, hard computer chip, covered in a miniature city of transistors and other semiconducting elements. Because computer chips are rigid, the electronic devices…
A New Approach to Making Airplane Parts, Minus the Massive Infrastructure Carbon nanotube film produces aerospace-grade composites with no need for huge ovens or autoclaves

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 12:03
A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like so many layers in a phyllo-dough pastry. Once these layers are stacked and molded into the shape of a fuselage, the structures are wheeled into…
Flexible Yet Sturdy Robot Is Designed to ‘Grow’ Like a Plant Its extendable appendage can meander through tight spaces and then lift heavy loads
Wed, 12/04/2019 - 12:02
In today’s factories and warehouses, it’s not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across open layouts. But they have a much harder time winding…