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Giovanni Traverso

Sherrie Wang will join MIT MechE as an assistant professor in 2023

New robotic manipulation course provides a broad survey of state-of-the-art robotics

From counting blood cells to motion capture, sensors drive patient-centered research

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Making RNA vaccines easier to swallow

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

Engineers develop surgical “duct tape” as an alternative to sutures

Kenneth Kamrin

Maria Yang

Cookstoves and Connections in the Himalaya

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

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Meet Some of Our Faculty Making an Impact in Innovation

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