MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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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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Mechanics of Solids and Structures
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Features

Thermal-Fluids Engineering: The Engine of Innovation
From the time of Caesar until the advent of the railroad in the 19th century, there were no major changes in mechanics that made a trip around the world faster, cheaper, or safer.

Research

Control, Instrumentation, & Robotics
The Control, Instrumentation, and Robotics (CIR) area seeks to promote research and education into identifying fundamental principles and methodologies that enable systems to exhibit intelligent, goal-oriented behavior, and developing innovative instruments to monitor, manipulate, and control systems.