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Professor John H. Lienhard V Elected Honorary Member of ASME

Ellen Roche

Professor; Associate Department Head

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AI and machine learning for engineering design

New 3D bioprinting technique may improve production of engineered tissue

Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall.

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Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans

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A new consortium brings together industry leaders and collaborators from throughout MIT.

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

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January 20, 2026 Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry

Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry.

January 19, 2026 A new way to “paint with light” to create radiant, color-changing items

A new way to “paint with light” to create radiant, color-changing items.

January 13, 2026 Alum Startup Gives Ski Style a Lift

Alum Startup Gives Ski Style a Lift

January 7, 2026 2.009 mechanical engineering students embrace “cycles”

2.009 mechanical engineering students embrace “cycles”

January 7, 2026 Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27

Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27

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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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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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