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For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Faith Brooks, the sky’s the limit

For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Faith Brooks, the sky’s the limit

J-WAFS marks 10 years of promoting student engagement across the Institute to help solve the world

J-WAFS marks 10 years of promoting student engagement across the Institute to help solve the world

A longtime leader of MIT EMS, senior Abigail Schipper hopes to increase peoples’ access to medical advancements.

A longtime leader of MIT EMS, senior Abigail Schipper hopes to increase peoples’ access to medical advancements.

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Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves

Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves

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e-GLUE, a new electroadhesive hydrogel, may be used to deliver sustained drug administration for GI diseases.

e-GLUE, a new electroadhesive hydrogel, may be used to deliver sustained drug administration for GI diseases.

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The proud history and promising future of MIT’s work in manufacturing

The proud history and promising future of MIT’s work in manufacturing

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

QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2025, including MechE

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June 25, 2025 Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds

The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling.

June 24, 2025 Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang are honored for their academic achievements.

June 20, 2025 “Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair

More than half of the nation’s 623,218 bridges are experiencing significant deterioration. Through an in-field case study conducted in western Massachusetts, a team led by the University of...

June 20, 2025 MIT engineers uncover a surprising reason why tissues are flexible or rigid

Watery fluid between cells offers new insights on how organs and tissues adapt to change.

June 18, 2025 QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

MIT has again been named the world’s top university by the QS World University Rankings, which were announced today. This is the 14th year in a row MIT has received this distinction.The full 2026...

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Mining the Deep Sea

Mining the Deep Sea

Mining minerals found 15,000 feet below sea level could help secure a low-carbon future, but at what cost? Researchers including Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, are racing to understand the environmental impact of deep-sea mining.

Learning Through Creation

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.

Next Generation Electronics

Next Generation Electronics

Jeehwan Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is using his background in materials science to build a physical neural network and produce cheap semiconductor wafers – technologies that could help bring the artificial intelligence power of super computers to handheld devices.

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