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Yo-Yo Champion

Six-time national yo-yo champion and rising senior Alex Hattori explores his passion for yo-yos at MIT.

Yo-Yo Champion

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Understanding the environmental impact of deep-seabed mining

Understanding the environmental impact of deep-seabed mining

Device provides cooling on a hot sunny day - without using power

Device provides cooling on a hot sunny day - without using power

The startup Desktop Metal is reinventing the production of metal parts with 3D printing

The startup Desktop Metal is reinventing the production of metal parts with 3D printing

Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou

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Senior Nick Schwartz wants to solve the world

Senior Nick Schwartz wants to solve the world's energy problem — and make people smile along the way

Alberto Rodriguez

Assistant Professor

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Class Close-Up: 2.981 New England Coastal Ecology

Class Close-Up: 2.981 New England Coastal Ecology

PHOTO GALLERY: Dodging Danger

PHOTO GALLERY: Dodging Danger

The Varanasi Research Group is named a Diamond Winner at the MassChallenge 2018 Accelerator Program for their Infinite Cooling technology.

Sangbae Kim

Associate Professor

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Six MechE faculty members honored with MIT

Six MechE faculty members honored with MIT's Committed to Caring Award for making an impact in the lives of graduate students

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MechE faculty honored with various awards in Fall 2018