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Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable

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Rohit Karnik is the new director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.

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Professor Kripa Varanasi has been appointed faculty director of the MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation.

MIT engineers developed a technique for making intricate structures with supports that can be dissolved and reused instead of thrown away

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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.

MIT engineers grew an artificial, muscle-powered structure that pulls both concentrically and radially

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Principal Research Scientist

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“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

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

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August 13, 2025 Late Summer Listening

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August 12, 2025 MIT gears up to transform manufacturing

MIT gears up to transform manufacturing

August 10, 2025 Faculty Feature: Gene Delivery Technique Combines Microfluidics With Electric Shock

Faculty Feature: Gene Delivery Technique Combines Microfluidics With Electric Shock

August 4, 2025 How MIT LGO alumni are powering Amazon’s global operations

How MIT LGO alumni are powering Amazon’s global operations

July 27, 2025 Creeping crystals: Observing salt creep at the single crystal scale

Creeping crystals: Observing salt creep at the single crystal scale

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Sealing Wounds with Tape

MIT engineers led by Associate Professor Xuanhe Zhao have designed a double-sided tape that can seal tissues in just five seconds. The tape could eventually replace surgical sutures, which don’t work well in all tissues and can cause complications in some patients.

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The Magic of Making

The magic of making is told through the personal stories of MIT students, whose passion runs deep and from an early age.

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Hacking for Lilly

MechE students use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive technologies can improve the lives of others in the process.

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