MIT DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Designing the Future of Manufacturing

In the Summer 2019 Issue of MechE Connects, we explore new technologies our faculty, students, and alumni are using to innovate in the realm of design and manufacturing.

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Michelangelo didn’t attend a semester of lectures; he learned in the studio with a master looking over his shoulder.

- Professor Sanjay Sarma, Director of the Office of Digital Learning

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Efficient method for harvesting 2D materials could help researchers make an electronic device within an hour

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Evelyn Wang

Department Head/Professor

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Artificial “muscles” achieve powerful pulling force

Photographer Felice Frankel on improving the visual side of science

Building the tools of the next manufacturing revolution

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Engineers 3-D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces

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

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Senior and first-generation student Nikayah Etienne aims to incorporate hands-on science in under-resourced classrooms

Douglas Hart

Professor

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John Hart

Associate Professor

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Designing the Future of Manufacturing