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Startup’s tablets deliver cancer drugs more evenly over time

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Study finds cell memory can be more like a dimmer dial than an on/off switch

MIT Portugal Program presents Marine Robotics Summer School

Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air

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Celebrating the Class of 2022 during Commencement Week.

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August 26, 2026 MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

August 24, 2026 The secret love life of the longfin squid

The secret love life of the longfin squid

August 23, 2026 Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

August 20, 2026 The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease

The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease.

August 19, 2026 MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers

MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers

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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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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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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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