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New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

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Doug Field is changing how Ford makes EVs

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LEGO Group COO Carsten Rasmussen discussed balance in manufacturing.

Imaging tech promises deepest looks yet into living brain tissue at single-cell resolution

MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

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Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable

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Introducing the MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance

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

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December 4, 2025 MIT announces 2025 Bose Grants

MIT announces 2025 Bose Grants

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

December 3, 2025 MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

December 2, 2025 Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

December 1, 2025 New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

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Water is Life

As overpopulation and lack of rainfall fuel a crisis-level need in rural India for affordable drinking water, PhD candidate Natasha Wright and Assistant Professor Amos Winter work to design a low-cost desalination system, guided by insight from their extensive in-the-field research.

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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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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.

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