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Faculty Feature: Gene Delivery Technique Combines Microfluidics With Electric Shock

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

Professor Ioannis Yannas, pioneer of regenerative medicine who invented artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, dies at 90

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Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies

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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.

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June 10, 2026 AI and machine learning for engineering design

Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real world engineering design

June 10, 2026 Student Spotlight: Shreya Agarwal and Malia Smith

Graduate students Shreya Agarwal ’24 and Malia Smith ’24 bring 2.009 prototype to market

June 10, 2026 The MechE Innovation Landscape

Hundreds of companies founded by MechE alumni are active in biotech, AI, energy, robotics, and many other fields

June 10, 2026 Beyond the Pitch: The Founder’s Journey

MechE course explores entrepreneurship through lessons and stories shared by MIT alumni startup founders

June 7, 2026 Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat

Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat

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Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Associate Professor Sangbae Kim describes his cutting-edge research in the area of biomimetics, the study of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of robots.

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Life as a Teaching Tool

Anette ‘Peko’ Hosoi finds inspiration while downhill biking at Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire.

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A Cleaner Burn

Millions of people die each year as a result of soot or smoke inhalation from these wood-burning cookstoves. A team of students from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT D-Lab are helping a start-up in Uganda manufacture charcoal briquettes that produce a cleaner burn, minimizing these health risks.

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