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As MechE faculty address the urgent global need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from multiple angles, many foresee a major disruption on the horizon for the transportation industry as new solutions bubble up.

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PhD student Dan Dorsch wins "Drive it" prize for his invention of the first lightweight, clutchless hybrid transmission.

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Rohit Karnik finds tiny solutions to the world’s biggest problems.

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Evelyn Wang has found a way to control the bubbles of boiling water using a small electric charge.

A sensor developed by a 2.671 student, to detects head injuries, is now used by sports teams nationwide.

For SM student Ned Burnell, thinking about design is a way of life.

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PhD candidate Jai Swaminathan is developing a water recovery system for dyeing mills in India.

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#Flint is the latest in a series of wake-up calls to reinvest in our #water infrastructure."

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Propelling Transportation Forward

Beyond the Classroom

Explore our Global Impact

Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale

PhD student Dan Dorsch wins "Drive it" prize for his invention of the first lightweight, clutchless hybrid transmission.

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C. Forbes Dewey

Rohit Karnik finds tiny solutions to the world’s biggest problems.

Evelyn Wang has found a way to control the bubbles of boiling water using a small electric charge.

A sensor developed by a 2.671 student, to detects head injuries, is now used by sports teams nationwide.

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For SM student Ned Burnell, thinking about design is a way of life.

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

PhD candidate Jai Swaminathan is developing a water recovery system for dyeing mills in India.

Xuanhe Zhao

Lallit Anand

Watch nanoscale chemical processes in near-real time.

Jean-Jacques Slotine receives ASME Rufus Oldenburger Medal for his contributions to control theory of nonlinear systems and robotics.

#Flint is the latest in a series of wake-up calls to reinvest in our #water infrastructure."

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