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The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4

Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall.

Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT

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MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

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

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Celebrating the Class of 2022 during Commencement Week.

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Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader

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

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

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April 6, 2026 MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27

MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27

April 2, 2026 Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production

Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production

March 31, 2026 Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects

Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects

March 26, 2026 MIT hackathon tackles real-world challenges in Ukraine

MIT hackathon tackles real-world challenges in Ukraine

March 25, 2026 MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape

MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape

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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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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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Design for the Developing World

In MIT D-Lab class 2.729, Design for Scale, MIT students work with clients in the developing world to manufacture products in a more cost-efficient and effective way – from ambulances in Tanzania to an irrigation pump in Nepal.

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