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Undergraduates from Tecnológico de Monterrey learned to build low-cost fiber-extrusion devices alongside MIT peers

Undergraduates from Tecnológico de Monterrey learned to build low-cost fiber-extrusion devices alongside MIT peers

Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds

Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

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

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

Hermano Igo Krebs

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A tardigrade-inspired strategy may protect cancer patients from side effects of radiation.

A tardigrade-inspired strategy may protect cancer patients from side effects of radiation.

Christening the “Chrys Chryssostomidis”

Christening the “Chrys Chryssostomidis”

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Lydia Bourouiba

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MIT engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions

MIT engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions

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

Doug Field is changing how Ford makes EVs

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June 25, 2025 Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds

The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling.

June 24, 2025 Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang are honored for their academic achievements.

June 20, 2025 “Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair

More than half of the nation’s 623,218 bridges are experiencing significant deterioration. Through an in-field case study conducted in western Massachusetts, a team led by the University of...

June 20, 2025 MIT engineers uncover a surprising reason why tissues are flexible or rigid

Watery fluid between cells offers new insights on how organs and tissues adapt to change.

June 18, 2025 QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26

MIT has again been named the world’s top university by the QS World University Rankings, which were announced today. This is the 14th year in a row MIT has received this distinction.The full 2026...

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Yo-Yo Champion

Yo-Yo Champion

Six-time national yo-yo champion and rising senior Alex Hattori explores his passion for yo-yos at MIT.

We Are MechE at MIT

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.

Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Associate Professor Sangbae Kim describes his cutting-edge research in the area of biomimetics, the study of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of robots.

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