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MIT engineers developed a technique for making intricate structures with supports that can be dissolved and reused instead of thrown away

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DOE selects MIT to establish a Center for the Exascale Simulation of Coupled High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid Interactions

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May 11, 2026 Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light

Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light

May 11, 2026 A new unit of measurement to honor an influential MIT alumnus

A new unit of measurement to honor an influential MIT alumnus

May 6, 2026 MIT School of Engineering faculty receive awards in winter 2026

MIT School of Engineering faculty receive awards in winter 2026

May 2, 2026 Found Industries aims to strengthen America’s industrial supply chains

Found Industries aims to strengthen America’s industrial supply chains

April 28, 2026 MIT engineers’ virtual violin produces realistic sounds

Based on the physics of how the instrument produces sound, the model could help violin makers in the design process.

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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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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.

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Designing Toys

In class 2.00b, Toy Product Design, offered by MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, first-year students get hands-on engineering and product design experience while developing a prototype for a new toy.

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