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Safe Nuclear-Powered Ships

MIT Maritime Consortium releases “Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook” co-authored by students, Anthony Valiaveedu, left, Nat Edmonds, and Jose Izurieta.

Safe Nuclear-Powered Ships

The Breadth of MechE

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

The Breadth of MechE

Vine-inspired Robot

Engineers have developed a robotic gripper that can snake around and lift objects. The robot can safely and stably lift a variety of heavy and fragile items; a larger version can safely lift a human out of bed.

Vine-inspired Robot

MechE Faculty Openings

MechE is seeking candidates for open faculty positions whose research accomplishments and proposed work lies in Controls, Instrumentation, and Robotics; Manufacturing; or Ocean Science and Engineering.

MechE Faculty Openings

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Michelangelo didn’t attend a semester of lectures; he learned in the studio with a master looking over his shoulder.

- Professor Sanjay Sarma, Director of the Office of Digital Learning

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Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader

Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader

MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves

Technology developed by MIT engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves

Mathias Kolle

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New T Shirt Designs Showcase MechE Creativity, Spirit

New T Shirt Designs Showcase MechE Creativity, Spirit

Lydia Bourouiba

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Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel

Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel

Photo Gallery: Christening the “Chrys Chryssostomidis”

Photo Gallery: Christening the “Chrys Chryssostomidis”

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Tonio Buonassisi

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Creeping crystals: Observing salt creep at the single crystal scale

Creeping crystals: Observing salt creep at the single crystal scale

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

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines