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Paper-folding art known as kirigami inspires better bandages for knees and elbows

Paper-folding art known as kirigami inspires better bandages for knees and elbows

Rohit Karnik

Associate Professor

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Technology developed by the Varanasi Research Group captures fresh water evaporating from cooling towers at power plants

Faculty members Lallit Anand, Yang Shao-Horn, and Stephen Graves elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2018

Faculty members Lallit Anand, Yang Shao-Horn, and Stephen Graves elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2018

New continuous manufacturing process produces long strips of high-quality graphene

New continuous manufacturing process produces long strips of high-quality graphene

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Low-cost prosthetic foot can be tailored to an individual to mimic natural walking

Low-cost prosthetic foot can be tailored to an individual to mimic natural walking

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

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

Cell-weighing method could predict how a cancer patient responds to a particular drug

Cell-weighing method could predict how a cancer patient responds to a particular drug

Cullen Buie

Associate Professor

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Ioannis Yannas

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During internship, MechE students help to develop a wearable device that tracks indoor and outdoor air quality

During internship, MechE students help to develop a wearable device that tracks indoor and outdoor air quality

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MIT MechE ranked number one mechanical engineering graduate program by US News & World Report

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Sangbae Kim

Sangbae’s Research Areas

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

Klaus-Jürgen’s Research Areas

Rohit Karnik

Rohit’s Research Areas

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The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering researches and teaches at the interfaces of ideas, where several disciplines such as physics, math, electronics, and computer science, and engineering intersect in the nimble hands of broadly trained MIT mechanical engineers.

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Controls, Instrumentation + Robotics

Energy Science + Engineering

Ocean Science + Engineering

Bioengineering

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