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MIT engineers have taken high-speed videos of droplets splashing into a deep pool, to track how the fluid evolves.

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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

November 30, 2025 Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

November 30, 2025 MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway

MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway

November 24, 2025 Unlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industry

Unlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industry

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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.

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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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Bio-Inspired Robotics

MIT Mechanical Engineering students in Professor Sangbae Kim’s class explore why certain physical traits have evolved in animals in the natural world, then extract those useful principles, which are applicable to robotic systems, to solve such challenges as manipulation and locomotion in novel and interesting ways.

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