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Engineering students demonstrate product prototypes
Whether you’re planning to ride a horse or a motorcycle, compete in swimming or wrestling, do some yoga or sell some veggies, organize your workshop ...

2.009 Showcase Tonight at Kresge
This year's 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) final presentation ceremony is taking place tonight starting at 7:30pm in Kresge Auditorium. Student teams will showcase the prototypes ...

Four MIT seniors win Marshall Scholarships
Four MIT seniors — Kate Koch, Colleen Loynachan, Kirin Sinha, and Grace Young — are among 34 new winners nationwide of prestigious Marshall Scholarships, which ...

Pills of the future: nanoparticles
Drugs delivered by nanoparticles hold promise for targeted treatment of many diseases, including cancer. However, the particles have to be injected into patients, which has ...

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Features

Center for Ocean Engineering: Anchors Aweigh
Originally established in 1893 as the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME), and rechristened the Department of Ocean Engineering in 1970, the program officially merged with Mechanical Engineering on January 1, 2005.

Research

Ocean Science & Engineering
The Ocean Engineering and Technology area seeks to use research and education to better understand, protect, and utilize the oceans, which cover more than 70% of the earth's surface.