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Tree-on-a-Chip

Microfluidic device, which mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and other plants, may be leveraged as a simple hydraulic actuator for small robots.

Tree-on-a-Chip

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- Professor Emeritus Woodie Flowers (SM ’68, MEng ’71, PhD 73)

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Senior Sade Nabahe’s time at MIT has been defined by engineering projects that help people around the globe.

Senior Sade Nabahe’s time at MIT has been defined by engineering projects that help people around the globe.

A Class with the Feel of a Startup

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Lynette Jones

Senior Research Scientist

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Jeehwan Kim use graphene as a “copy machine” to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.

Jeehwan Kim use graphene as a “copy machine” to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.

Coffee Cookie — a lightweight, circular object that attaches to the bottom of disposable coffee cups

Coffee Cookie — a lightweight, circular object that attaches to the bottom of disposable coffee cups

Course 2.500: Desalination prepares engineering students to tackle the developing global water crisis.

Evelyn Wang discovers new way to harvest fresh water from air, including driest regions on earth.

Evelyn Wang discovers new way to harvest fresh water from air, including driest regions on earth.

PHOTO GALLERY: 2017 SM and PhD Graduates

PHOTO GALLERY: 2017 SM and PhD Graduates

Alexie Kolpak and Amos Winter honored with 2017 NSF Faculty Early Career Development Awards

Ernesto Blanco, mechanical design professor and inventor of the stair-climbing wheelchair, dies at 94

Ernesto Blanco, mechanical design professor and inventor of the stair-climbing wheelchair, dies at 94

Peter So

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Amos Winter

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New design cuts costs, making drip irrigation affordable for farmers in the developing world

New design cuts costs, making drip irrigation affordable for farmers in the developing world

Xuanhe Zhao is the 2017 recipient of the Young Investigator Medal from the Society of Engineering Science.

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