MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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MechE faculty Professor Tom Peacock studies Langrangian coherent structures
Prediction and modeling of fluids and gasses has always been a challenge for researchers. With the assistance ...

Sounds good: new 3D imaging technique may lead to improved hearing aids
A new 3D imaging process developed by MechE Professor Douglas Hart holds the potential to make hearing aids bo...

MechE students battle it out in Japan at Robocon 2009
A group of students led by Professor Dan Frey recently traveled to Tokyo Denki University, where they particip...

MIT team helps uncover secrets of ulcer-causing bacteria
A group of MIT-based mechanical and biomedical engineers, including Professor Gareth McKinley, Professor Peter...

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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. In the fewer than 200 years since passenger railroads were introduced, however, transportation ...

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. Our focus is on ...