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Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts

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Professor Emeritus

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Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

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MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway

Road Safety Drives VP of GM

Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT

Photo Gallery: Celebrating the Class of 2022

Celebrating the Class of 2022 during Commencement Week.

A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries

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Anuradha Annaswamy

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Startup’s tablets deliver cancer drugs more evenly over time

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

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August 11, 2026 Global by Design: Creating innovations that scale across borders

Global by Design: Creating innovations that scale across borders

August 11, 2026 Professor Kripa Varanasi Receives UN WIPO Global Award

Professor Kripa Varanasi Receives UN WIPO Global Award

August 5, 2026 A new way to watch heat move through electronics

A new way to watch heat move through electronics

August 4, 2026 These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly

These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly.

July 26, 2026 MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

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Yo-Yo Champion

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

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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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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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