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The Breadth of MechE

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

The Breadth of MechE

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

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The Mechanics of Biology

In class 2.797/2.798 (Molecular Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics), students investigate emerging research in biomechanics and mechanobiology, building with biology.

The Mechanics of Biology

Initiative for New Manufacturing

MIT announces its Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), which aims to ignite job creation and reinvigorate U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies. President Sally Kornbluth says: “Helping America build a future of new manufacturing is a perfect job for MIT.” MechE Department Head John Hart is one of the INM's three faculty co-directors.

Initiative for New Manufacturing

Ping-Pong-Playing Robot

In addition to training future players, the technology could expand the capabilities of other humanoid robots, such as for search and rescue.

Ping-Pong-Playing Robot

Cold Spray

3D printing technique may provide a cost-effective, minimally disruptive solution for on-site bridge repair.

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If you design in a box, whether it’s for someone in the US or someone in India, your solution isn’t going to be right.

- PhD candidate Natasha Wright (SM ’14), Vice President of GAME

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MIT engineers developed a technique for making intricate structures with supports that can be dissolved and reused instead of thrown away

MIT engineers developed a technique for making intricate structures with supports that can be dissolved and reused instead of thrown away

Faez Ahmed

Associate Professor

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Fifteen Lincoln Laboratory technologies receive 2024 R&D 100 Awards

Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall.

Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall.

Students strive for “Balance!” in a lively product showcase

Students strive for “Balance!” in a lively product showcase

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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

Student Awards Luncheon 2022

Student Awards Luncheon 2022

A new consortium brings together industry leaders and collaborators from throughout MIT.

A new consortium brings together industry leaders and collaborators from throughout MIT.

Gang Chen

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Svetlana Boriskina

Principal Research Scientist

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Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

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

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