Theses: Recent submissions
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Justification of village scale photovoltaic powered electrodialysis desalination systems for rural India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This thesis justifies photovoltaic (PV)-powered electrodialysis (ED) as an energy and cost-effective means of desalinating groundwater in rural India and presents the design requirements for a village-level system. Saline ... -
Toward accessible evaluation of the electrophysiology of human vision
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)As photoreceptors in our retinas capture discrete photons, that energy is converted into an electrochemical signal which shoots back through the optic nerve and into our visual cortex. We can sample that signal as it's ... -
Tracing public space : a participatory approach to transform public spaces in low-income communities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Rapid urban growth has challenged our traditional planning methods. It has been a driver for the increase of overcrowded informal settlements in major cities of the developing world, which shelter one third of the world ...
