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Fifteen Lincoln Laboratory technologies receive 2024 R&D 100 Awards

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Translating MIT research into real-world results

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The breadth of MechE

MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered robots

Tunable ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterials

The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P and Evelyn E Newman Laboratory provides a new home for robotics and biomechanics research in MechE.

Creating innovative health solutions for individuals and populations

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Pushing material boundaries for better electronics

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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February 3, 2025 Driving innovation, from Silicon Valley to Detroit

Doug Field SM '92, Ford's chief of EVs and digital design, is changing the way Ford makes electric vehicles.

February 2, 2025 Eleven MIT faculty receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Eleven MIT faculty, including nine from the School of Engineering and two from the School of Science, were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). More...

January 29, 2025 MIT spinout Gradiant reduces companies’ water use and waste by billions of gallons each day

Gradiant, co-founded by Anurag Bajpayee SM ’08, PhD ’12 and Prakash Govindan PhD ’12, builds custom water recycling, treatment, and purification solutions.

January 28, 2025 How to make oxygen on the moon

PhD student Palak Patel came up with an experimental molten regolith electrolysis system, for extracting oxygen and metal from the lunar soil.

January 27, 2025 Real People, Real Solutions at D-Lab

D-Lab students innovate to help solve challenges in communities worldwide.

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Life as a Teaching Tool

Anette ‘Peko’ Hosoi finds inspiration while downhill biking at Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire.

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MIT Robot Learns How to Play Jenga

Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and members of MIT's MCube lab, have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®. The technology could be used in robots for manufacturing assembly lines.

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Hacking for Lilly

MechE students use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive technologies can improve the lives of others in the process.

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