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A SimPLE Solution

The approach, dubbed SimPLE, learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the object’s computer-aided design (CAD) model.

A SimPLE Solution

Spectacular crack patterns

A new study by Paul Lilin and Irmgard Bischofberger, rationalizes the spectacular crack patterns formed by drying drops of a colloidal suspension by considering the energy released by each successive crack.

Spectacular crack patterns

Building with Glass

Motivated by circular construction’s eco potential, MIT engineers are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass.

Building with Glass

The Magic in Mechatronics

For students in the hands-on, lab-based Mechatronics class, the process of bringing ideas to life can feel a lot like magic.

The Magic in Mechatronics

The Breadth of MechE

Discover the incredible breadth of work underway in MechE at MIT.

The Breadth of MechE

Explore MechE Classes

Discover both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering classes at MIT on our updated Class Offerings page.

Explore MechE Classes

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- Alumna Megan Smith (SB ’86, SM ’88), Chief Technology Officer, United States of America

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MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

Teaching in a Pandemic

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John Lienhard

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MIT graduate programs empower the next generation of naval leaders

MIT graduate programs empower the next generation of naval leaders

D-Lab off-grid brooder saves chicks and money using locally manufactured thermal batteries

D-Lab off-grid brooder saves chicks and money using locally manufactured thermal batteries

Designing cleaner vehicles

Fueled by curiosity, second-year graduate student Adi Mehrotra ’22 is working on sustainable solutions in vehicle design.

Training manufacturing technologists to be future shop floor leaders

Training manufacturing technologists to be future shop floor leaders

2022 Toobers Community PLAYsentations

2022 Toobers Community PLAYsentations

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Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries

Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries

David Wallace

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Tal Cohen

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2024 MAD Design Fellows announced

2024 MAD Design Fellows announced

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

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