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MIT engineers grew an artificial, muscle-powered structure that pulls both concentrically and radially

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The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering researches and teaches at the interfaces of ideas, where several disciplines such as physics, math, electronics, and computer science, and engineering intersect in the nimble hands of broadly trained MIT mechanical engineers.

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MIT engineers grew an artificial, muscle-powered structure that pulls both concentrically and radially

Study finds cell memory can be more like a dimmer dial than an on/off switch

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Researchers present novel, enzyme-free strategy for detaching cells from culture surfaces

A tardigrade-inspired strategy may protect cancer patients from side effects of radiation.

Photo Gallery: Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Once-a-week pill for schizophrenia shows promise in clinical trials

Imaging tech promises deepest looks yet into living brain tissue at single-cell resolution

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