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Y B ME? : an analysis of the status of women in mechanical engineering and the Women's Technology Program as a potential long-term solution

Chestnut, Christina (Christina Callaway) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)

The issue of the lack of women in the fields of science and engineering has recently received new attention by the scientific and women's studies communities alike. In fields such as Mechanical Engineering there continues ...
Z-source circuit breakers in naval power systems

Taft, William T.(William Theodore) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

New power system components and control systems are required to facilitate the U.S. Navy's move to medium voltage direct current power (MVDC) systems on future vessels. Integrating the z-source circuit breaker into a ...
Zero sound modes in the AdS/CFT correspondence

Roxlo, Thomas (Thomas Q.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)

We examine the effects of zero sound wave excitations of charged fermion species living around the charged black hole of an AdS/CFT spacetime. In particular, we show that these bulk modes cause corresponding singularities ...