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Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel

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MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice

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Introducing the MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance

Prof. Anand presents major advances in coupled theories for large-deformation solid mechanics in his new book.

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September 13, 2026 New method enables AI for safety-critical situations

New method enables AI for safety-critical situations

September 13, 2026 MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials

The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT,...

September 9, 2026 AI-guided optimization tool makes product design faster and more accessible

AI-guided optimization tool makes product design faster and more accessible

September 3, 2026 New method allows scientists to follow gene activity over time in the same cells

New method allows scientists to follow gene activity over time in the same cells

August 26, 2026 MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

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Design for the Developing World

In MIT D-Lab class 2.729, Design for Scale, MIT students work with clients in the developing world to manufacture products in a more cost-efficient and effective way – from ambulances in Tanzania to an irrigation pump in Nepal.

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We Are MechE at MIT

What’s so unique about the MIT MechE spirit? Hear it straight from our students and faculty in this short video.

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Learning Through Creation

Class 2.00a, Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth, empowers first-year students to build machines early in their academic careers at MIT.

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