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Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

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Staff members honored with 2025 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service

MIT spinout Gradiant reduces companies’ water use and waste by billions of gallons each day

Two MechE faculty members and several alumni received Presidential Early Career Awards.

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By attracting the world’s sharpest talent, MIT helps keep the US a step ahead

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Decarbonizing the Diesel Engine

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MIT announces 2025 Bose Grants

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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December 4, 2025 MIT announces 2025 Bose Grants

MIT announces 2025 Bose Grants

December 3, 2025 A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

December 3, 2025 MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

December 2, 2025 Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

December 1, 2025 New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

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The Magic of Making

The magic of making is told through the personal stories of MIT students, whose passion runs deep and from an early age.

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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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MIT Robot Learns How to Play Jenga

Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and members of MIT's MCube lab, have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®. The technology could be used in robots for manufacturing assembly lines.

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