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Artificial intelligence optimization offers a host of benefits for mechanical engineers, including faster and more accurate designs and simulations, improved efficiency, reduced development costs...
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The path to launching and growing a startup can be full of twists and turns. For a budding entrepreneur, gaining perspective from those who have already experienced the journey can be incredibly...
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According to research conducted by MechE graduate student Jadal Williams last summer, well over 300 companies have been founded by MechE alumni since 2010. Geographically, the companies he identified...
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“Avatar,” the highest-grossing film of all time, took viewers to a new world, Pandora, and it advanced filmmaking to its own new world: developing the field of virtual production.
Leveraging a wide...
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected 120 members and 25 international members for 2026, including six MIT faculty members and 10 additional alumni.
Among MIT professors, Bengt...
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Cerebral palsy (CP), a neurological disorder caused by atypical brain development or brain damage, is a common childhood motor disability that affects movement, muscle tone, and posture. The...
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Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices that...
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There is no question that violin-making is an art form. It requires a musician’s ear, a craftsperson’s skill, and an historian’s appreciation of lessons learned over time. Making a violin also takes...
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Under a microscope, a bouquet of lollipop-like structures, each smaller than a grain of sand, waves gently in a petri dish of liquid. Suddenly, they snap together, like the jaws of a Venus flytrap,...
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MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that’s faster and higher-resolution than existing technology.
They discovered that,...
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When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that...
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Hydrogen sits at the center of some of the world’s most important industrial processes, but its production still comes with a heavy environmental cost. Today, most hydrogen is produced through high-...
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Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to medical devices. Accurate print previews are essential so users know a...
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QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 12 subject areas for 2026, the organization announced today.
The Institute received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas...
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The next time you’re scrolling your phone, take a moment to appreciate the feat: The seemingly mundane act is possible thanks to the coordination of 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and...
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The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering held its 2026 Research Exhibition (MERE) on March 5, bringing together undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and research affiliates to celebrate...
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Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a test to detect disease-related compounds in a patient’s breath. The new test could provide a faster...
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“I’ve loved space for as long as I can remember,” says Palak Patel, a sixth-year doctoral student in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE). As a girl, she “devoured” books about planets...
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Many engineering challenges come down to the same headache — too many knobs to turn and too few chances to test them. Whether tuning a power grid or designing a safer vehicle, each evaluation can be...
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In industrial plants around the world, tiny bubbles cause big problems. Bubbles clog filters, disrupt chemical reactions, reduce throughput during biomanufacturing, and can even cause overheating in...