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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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Lincoln Laboratory staff member Steve Gillmer tests the elasticity of a bioabsorbable fabric.

MIT researchers developed a new memory model that may explain the brain’s vast storage capacity

Ming Guo

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Creating innovative health solutions for individuals and populations

Giovanni Traverso

Engineering Better Sleep During Menopause

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Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

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An inflatable gastric balloon could help people lose weight

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