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"A Mystery for You" is an educational game that fosters critical thinking and fact-checking skills in young learners

"A Mystery for You" is an educational game that fosters critical thinking and fact-checking skills in young learners

Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water

Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water

Technique rapidly measures cells’ density, reflecting health and developmental state

Technique rapidly measures cells’ density, reflecting health and developmental state

Ioannis Yannas

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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

Carlos Portela

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Want to design the car of the future? Here are 8,000 designs to get you started.

Want to design the car of the future? Here are 8,000 designs to get you started.

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

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

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Markus Buehler

McAfee Professor of Engineering

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The newly developed film could enable lighter, more portable, and highly accurate far-infrared (IR) sensing devices.

The newly developed film could enable lighter, more portable, and highly accurate far-infrared (IR) sensing devices.

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

Rohit Karnik is the new director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.

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July 16, 2025 With “MIT Fundamentos Electrónicos,” MechE Grad Student Brings Electronics Workshops to Students in Mexico

The summer months and Independent Activities Period (IAP) are both prime time for MIT students to engage in learning and research outside of the regular academic year. Summer provides a longer...

July 5, 2025 Professor John H. Lienhard V Elected Honorary Member of ASME

Honorary Membership is one of the highest honors bestowed by the ASME Board of Governors

July 4, 2025 Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials

Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

June 30, 2025 Meet the MITAA President: Stephen P. DeFalco ’83, SM ’88

New leader of the Alumni Association seeks engagement across generations.

June 29, 2025 Startup Powers Up for Better Strength Training

Jacob Rothman '16 has found the answer for analyzing weight room performance.

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A Cleaner Burn

A Cleaner Burn

Millions of people die each year as a result of soot or smoke inhalation from these wood-burning cookstoves. A team of students from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT D-Lab are helping a start-up in Uganda manufacture charcoal briquettes that produce a cleaner burn, minimizing these health risks.

Life as a Teaching Tool

Life as a Teaching Tool

Anette ‘Peko’ Hosoi finds inspiration while downhill biking at Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire.

Yo-Yo Champion

Yo-Yo Champion

Six-time national yo-yo champion and rising senior Alex Hattori explores his passion for yo-yos at MIT.

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