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

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A new method could enable stretchable materials for tear-proof textiles or stretchy semiconductors.

Once-a-week pill for schizophrenia shows promise in clinical trials

Faculty Feature: Gene Delivery Technique Combines Microfluidics With Electric Shock

Alexander Slocum

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Explore Research Areamechanics

2.797/2.798 (Molecular Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics) explores the intersection of mechanics and biology

Tonio Buonassisi

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New 3D bioprinting technique may improve production of engineered tissue

Photo Gallery: The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P and Evelyn E Newman Laboratory provides a new home for robotics and biomechanics research in MechE.

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John Hart

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New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste

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

Three MIT students named 2026 Schwarzman Scholars

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December 3, 2025 A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

December 3, 2025 MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025

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

December 2, 2025 Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

December 1, 2025 New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

December 1, 2025 MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

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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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Learning Through Creation

Class 2.00a, Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth, empowers first-year students to build machines early in their academic careers at MIT.

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Hacking for Lilly

MechE students use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive technologies can improve the lives of others in the process.

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