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With tinier needles and fewer injections, engineers have developed a better way to deliver long-lasting drugs.

Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air

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Guardian Ag’s crop-spraying drone is replacing dangerous pilot missions

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Creeping crystals: Observing salt creep at the single crystal scale

School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards for winter 2025

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

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February 26, 2026 MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Initiative supports biotech innovators

MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Initiative supports biotech innovators

February 25, 2026 Tackling industry’s burdensome bubble problem

Tackling industry’s burdensome bubble problem

February 24, 2026 Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy

Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy

February 19, 2026 MechE celebrates the life and legacy of A. Neil Pappalardo (1942-2026)

MechE celebrates the life and legacy of A. Neil Pappalardo (1942-2026)

February 16, 2026 Exploring the promise of regenerative aquaculture at an Arkansas fish farm

Exploring the promise of regenerative aquaculture at an Arkansas fish farm

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Next Generation Electronics

Jeehwan Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is using his background in materials science to build a physical neural network and produce cheap semiconductor wafers – technologies that could help bring the artificial intelligence power of super computers to handheld devices.

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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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Water is Life

As overpopulation and lack of rainfall fuel a crisis-level need in rural India for affordable drinking water, PhD candidate Natasha Wright and Assistant Professor Amos Winter work to design a low-cost desalination system, guided by insight from their extensive in-the-field research.

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