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June 30, 2026 Quiet Standing and Balance Control

Quiet Standing and Balance Control

June 28, 2026 Navid Azizan Receives NSF CAREER Award

Navid Azizan Receives NSF CAREER Award

June 16, 2026 QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2026-27

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2026-27

June 15, 2026 MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum

MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum

June 14, 2026 The tenured engineers of 2026

The tenured engineers of 2026

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A Cleaner Burn

Millions of people die each year as a result of soot or smoke inhalation from these wood-burning cookstoves. A team of students from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT D-Lab are helping a start-up in Uganda manufacture charcoal briquettes that produce a cleaner burn, minimizing these health risks.

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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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Mining the Deep Sea

Mining minerals found 15,000 feet below sea level could help secure a low-carbon future, but at what cost? Researchers including Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, are racing to understand the environmental impact of deep-sea mining.

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