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The newly developed film could enable lighter, more portable, and highly accurate far-infrared (IR) sensing devices.

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March 17, 2026 Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage

Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage

March 17, 2026 MIT MechE Research Exhibition Showcases Breadth of Student and Postdoc Innovation

MERE Showcases Breadth of Student and Postdoc Innovation

March 16, 2026 MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab seed to signal: Amplifying early-career faculty impact

MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab seed to signal: Amplifying early-career faculty impact

March 15, 2026 New sensor sniffs out pneumonia on a patient’s breath

New sensor sniffs out pneumonia on a patient’s breath

March 11, 2026 2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

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Yo-Yo Champion

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