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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 Breadth of MechE

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

The Breadth of MechE

Rhodes Scholar

Wilhem Hector, a senior from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was awarded a Global Rhodes Scholarship. He is the first Haitian national to receive this distinction.

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

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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3 Questions: Inverting the problem of design

3 Questions: Inverting the problem of design

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Ritu Raman

Assistant Professor

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Engineering and matters of the heart

Engineering and matters of the heart

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2024

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2024

Advocating for science funding on Capitol Hill

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

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MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered robots

MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered robots

Ming Guo

Associate Professor

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Kaitlyn Becker

Assistant Professor

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Pushing material boundaries for better electronics

Pushing material boundaries for better electronics

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

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