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Meet the MITAA President: Stephen P. DeFalco ’83, SM ’88

MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

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

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MIT researchers developed a new memory model that may explain the brain’s vast storage capacity

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

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March 11, 2026 2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

March 10, 2026 Finding a nanoscale solution to safer spaceflight

Finding a nanoscale solution to safer spaceflight

March 9, 2026 MIT School of Engineering faculty receive awards in fall 2025

MIT School of Engineering faculty receive awards in fall 2025

March 4, 2026 The Future of Solid Mechanics

The Future of Solid Mechanics

March 3, 2026 How some skills become second nature

How some skills become second nature

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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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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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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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