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November 1, 2026 Powering up for a pivotal moment

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October 27, 2026 A soft robot could help doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestine

A soft robot could help doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestine

October 25, 2026 At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network

At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network

October 19, 2026 MIT spinout makes surgical stitching more like applying a sticky note

MIT spinout makes surgical stitching more like applying a sticky note

October 19, 2026 MIT student team CERBERUZ wins NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge, turning lunar trash into tools

MIT student team CERBERUZ wins NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge, turning lunar trash into tools

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Water is Life

As overpopulation and lack of rainfall fuel a crisis-level need in rural India for affordable drinking water, PhD candidate Natasha Wright and Assistant Professor Amos Winter work to design a low-cost desalination system, guided by insight from their extensive in-the-field research.

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Next Generation Electronics

Jeehwan Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is using his background in materials science to build a physical neural network and produce cheap semiconductor wafers – technologies that could help bring the artificial intelligence power of super computers to handheld devices.

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