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MechE Foundations
In the Spring 2025 issue of MechE Connects, our departmental magazine, we explore MechE’s history and celebrate people, spaces, and ideas that have shaped our department and field through the years.
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Engineering Joy
Dr. Woodie Flowers was a visionary in mechanical engineering education, shaping learning at MIT and beyond. Flowers passed away in 2019, but his legacy lives on. His friends, former colleagues, and students reflect on his life.
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Making it Stick
MechE spinoff company provides farmers with a new system, which could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
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Artificial Tissue
An artificial, muscle-powered structure pulls both concentrically and radially, much like how the iris in the human eye acts to dilate and constrict the pupil.
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Fluid Evolution
High-speed videos of a droplet splashing into a pool could help predict how rainstorms and irrigation systems may impact watery surfaces and aerosolize surface particles in agricultural runoff.
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A Robot With a Mission
Launched by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch and SeaPerch II have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering
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