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MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice

Engineering better care

Researchers present novel, enzyme-free strategy for detaching cells from culture surfaces

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MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other industries

FIREFLI uses light to sense poor blood supply, can provide earlier diagnosis for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

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

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August 26, 2026 MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

August 24, 2026 The secret love life of the longfin squid

The secret love life of the longfin squid

August 23, 2026 Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

August 20, 2026 The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease

The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease.

August 19, 2026 MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers

MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers

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Learning Through Creation

Class 2.00a, Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth, empowers first-year students to build machines early in their academic careers at MIT.

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Bio-Inspired Robotics

MIT Mechanical Engineering students in Professor Sangbae Kim’s class explore why certain physical traits have evolved in animals in the natural world, then extract those useful principles, which are applicable to robotic systems, to solve such challenges as manipulation and locomotion in novel and interesting ways.

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