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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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Bacteria: The Good and the Bad

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New bioadhesive strategy can prevent fibrous encapsulation around device implants on peripheral nerves

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

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

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

How AI could speed the development of RNA vaccines and other RNA therapies

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