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The Breadth of MechE

Discover the incredible breadth of work underway in MechE at MIT.

The Breadth of MechE

Building with Glass

Motivated by circular construction’s eco potential, MIT engineers are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass.

Building with Glass

A SimPLE Solution

The approach, dubbed SimPLE, learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the object’s computer-aided design (CAD) model.

A SimPLE Solution

The Magic in Mechatronics

For students in the hands-on, lab-based Mechatronics class, the process of bringing ideas to life can feel a lot like magic.

The Magic in Mechatronics

Spectacular crack patterns

A new study by Paul Lilin and Irmgard Bischofberger, rationalizes the spectacular crack patterns formed by drying drops of a colloidal suspension by considering the energy released by each successive crack.

Spectacular crack patterns

Explore MechE Classes

Discover both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering classes at MIT on our updated Class Offerings page.

Explore MechE Classes

Experience the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

We believe that making and doing add a crucial element to the process of learning.

- Gang Chen, Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering

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Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity

Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity

Peer coaching helps graduate students thrive

Peer coaching helps graduate students thrive

Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou

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Giovanni Traverso

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What happens during the first moments of butterfly scale formation

How light can vaporize water without the need for heat

How light can vaporize water without the need for heat

Navy officer deepens her engineering and leadership skills at MIT

Navy officer deepens her engineering and leadership skills at MIT

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

MIT graduate programs empower the next generation of naval leaders

MIT graduate programs empower the next generation of naval leaders

Crack densification in drying colloidal suspensions

Crack densification in drying colloidal suspensions

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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