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2.797/2.798 (Molecular Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics) explores the intersection of mechanics and biology

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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.

April 27, 2026 Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Six from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

April 27, 2026 With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic “magno-bots” perform complex maneuvers

With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic “magno-bots” perform complex maneuvers

April 26, 2026 Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies

Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies

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Life as a Teaching Tool

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

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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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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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