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A student-led project now on the moon encodes messages from around the world on a silicon wafer.

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Late Summer Listening

Podcasts and audio stories offer a great way to learn about big ideas from MIT

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Checking the quality of materials just got easier with a new AI tool

Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025

Engineering better care

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Startup’s tablets deliver cancer drugs more evenly over time

Yang Shao-Horn

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Inventor Creates Hub for Innovation

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

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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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Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale

Professor Rohit Karnik addresses real-world challenges with his micro- and nano-fluidics research, uncovering the unique behavior of fluid flow at the molecular level.

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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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MIT Robot Learns How to Play Jenga

Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and members of MIT's MCube lab, have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®. The technology could be used in robots for manufacturing assembly lines.

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