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

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Inventor Creates Hub for Innovation

Inventor Creates Hub for Innovation

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

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

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

Kamal Youcef-Toumi

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A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries

A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries

Photo Gallery: Hello! 2.009 Returns

Photo Gallery: Hello! 2.009 Returns

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Sanjay Sarma

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MIT Blackjack Team Shares Tips, Stories

MIT Blackjack Team Shares Tips, Stories

Prof. Anand presents major advances in coupled theories for large-deformation solid mechanics in his new book.

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

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June 10, 2026 AI and machine learning for engineering design

Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real world engineering design

June 10, 2026 Student Spotlight: Shreya Agarwal and Malia Smith

Graduate students Shreya Agarwal ’24 and Malia Smith ’24 bring 2.009 prototype to market

June 10, 2026 The MechE Innovation Landscape

Hundreds of companies founded by MechE alumni are active in biotech, AI, energy, robotics, and many other fields

June 10, 2026 Beyond the Pitch: The Founder’s Journey

MechE course explores entrepreneurship through lessons and stories shared by MIT alumni startup founders

June 7, 2026 Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat

Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat

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Next Generation Electronics

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.

Learning Through Creation

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.

Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale

Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale

Professor Rohit Karnik addresses real-world challenges with his micro- and nano-fluidics research, uncovering the unique behavior of fluid flow at the molecular level.

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