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Evelyn N. Wang

Vice President for Energy and Climate

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MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

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Not quite a solid, not quite a liquid: Meet hydrogels

Photo Gallery: The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P and Evelyn E Newman Laboratory provides a new home for robotics and biomechanics research in MechE.

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT

Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou

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Xuanhe Zhao

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Tool Designer Puts “Mind and Hand” to Work

Prof. Anand presents major advances in coupled theories for large-deformation solid mechanics in his new book.

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August 11, 2026 Global by Design: Creating innovations that scale across borders

Global by Design: Creating innovations that scale across borders

August 11, 2026 Professor Kripa Varanasi Receives UN WIPO Global Award

Professor Kripa Varanasi Receives UN WIPO Global Award

August 5, 2026 A new way to watch heat move through electronics

A new way to watch heat move through electronics

August 4, 2026 These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly

These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly.

July 26, 2026 MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

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We Are MechE at MIT

What’s so unique about the MIT MechE spirit? Hear it straight from our students and faculty in this short video.

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MIT Robot Learns How to Play Jenga

Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and members of MIT's MCube lab, have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®. The technology could be used in robots for manufacturing assembly lines.

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Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Associate Professor Sangbae Kim describes his cutting-edge research in the area of biomimetics, the study of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of robots.

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