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A Cleaner Burn

Just Watched A Cleaner Burn

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Tool Designer Puts “Mind and Hand” to Work

Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated “mask”

MIT gears up to transform manufacturing

Irmgard Bischofberger

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Decarbonizing the Diesel Engine

J Kim Vandiver

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Inventor Creates Hub for Innovation

Photo Gallery: Celebrating the Class of 2022

Celebrating the Class of 2022 during Commencement Week.

Xuanhe Zhao

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Burning things to make things

Prof. Anand presents major advances in coupled theories for large-deformation solid mechanics in his new book.

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

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June 3, 2026 Developing innovative alternatives to conventional carbon capture methods

Developing innovative alternatives to conventional carbon capture methods

June 1, 2026 Ambassadors of STEM

Ambassadors of STEM

June 1, 2026 Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart

Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart

May 25, 2026 Ten from MIT accept 2026 Fulbright awards

Ten from MIT accept 2026 Fulbright awards

May 25, 2026 Bridging real human movement with digital technology

Bridging real human movement with digital technology

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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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Bio-Inspired Robotics

MIT Mechanical Engineering students in Professor Sangbae Kim’s class explore why certain physical traits have evolved in animals in the natural world, then extract those useful principles, which are applicable to robotic systems, to solve such challenges as manipulation and locomotion in novel and interesting ways.

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