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June 10, 2026 AI and machine learning for engineering design

Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real world engineering design

June 10, 2026 Student Spotlight: Shreya Agarwal and Malia Smith

Graduate students Shreya Agarwal ’24 and Malia Smith ’24 bring 2.009 prototype to market

June 10, 2026 The MechE Innovation Landscape

Hundreds of companies founded by MechE alumni are active in biotech, AI, energy, robotics, and many other fields

June 10, 2026 Beyond the Pitch: The Founder’s Journey

MechE course explores entrepreneurship through lessons and stories shared by MIT alumni startup founders

June 7, 2026 Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat

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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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Designing Toys

In class 2.00b, Toy Product Design, offered by MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, first-year students get hands-on engineering and product design experience while developing a prototype for a new toy.

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Sealing Wounds with Tape

MIT engineers led by Associate Professor Xuanhe Zhao have designed a double-sided tape that can seal tissues in just five seconds. The tape could eventually replace surgical sutures, which don’t work well in all tissues and can cause complications in some patients.

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