A Nanoscale Competition | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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A Nanoscale Competition

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Students compete to design a compression-resistant nanoscale material — and win possibly the world’s smallest trophy.

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MIT MechE innovates the traditional Mechanics and Materials II class by exposing students to leading-edge concepts of nanotechnology, nanomechanics, and metamaterials. For a “Design Challenge,” they are asked to architect a nanoscale material able to withstand the greatest compression, with the winner receiving possibly the world’s smallest trophy.

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Students compete to design a compression-resistant nanoscale material — and win possibly the world’s smallest trophy.

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Students compete to design a compression-resistant nanoscale material — and win possibly the world’s smallest trophy.