Departments
Mechanical Engineering
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Unleashing perovskites’ potential for solar cells
New results show how varying the recipe could bring these materials closer to commercialization.
February 7, 2019 -
New parameters in graduate mentoring
Professors Cullen Buie, Hadley Sikes, and Justin Steil are honored with the Committed to Caring Award.
February 4, 2019 -
Technique could boost resolution of tissue imaging as much as tenfold
Approach developed by MIT engineers surmounts longstanding problem of light scattering within biological tissue and other complex materials.
January 31, 2019 -
SuperUROP: Showcasing students' research work in progress
Undergraduate researchers discussed their projects at a well-attended poster session.
January 31, 2019 -
MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga
Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line.
January 30, 2019 -
Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month
Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term.
January 30, 2019 -
Richard "Dick" Lyon, acoustics expert and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dies at 89
Leading expert in acoustics, vibration, and machine dynamics served on the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty for 32 years.
January 24, 2019 -
Merging engineering and education
Senior and first-generation student Nikayah Etienne aims to incorporate hands-on science in under-resourced classrooms.
January 23, 2019 -
From microfluidics to metastasis
New platform enables longitudinal studies of circulating tumor cells in mouse models of cancer.
January 21, 2019 -
Researchers catalog defects that give 2-D materials amazing properties
Theoretical analysis distinguishes observed “holes” from the huge list of hypothetically possible ones.
January 14, 2019 -
Technique identifies electricity-producing bacteria
Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup.
January 11, 2019 -
Tapping the MIT talent pool for the future of fusion
Excitement is rising in the push to get zero-carbon energy on the grid.
January 11, 2019 -
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Eleven new professors join the MIT community.
January 9, 2019 -
Tackling greenhouse gases
Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
January 7, 2019 -
Exploring New England's coastal ecosystems in the dead of winter
Independent Activities Period class explores the role coastal ecosystems play in protecting the environment and how climate change has affected them.
December 27, 2018 -
Three at MIT named 2018 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
MIT president and two engineering faculty recognized for contributions with tangible impacts on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
December 21, 2018 -
Improving crop yields while conserving resources
PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.
December 20, 2018 -
Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly
Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
December 13, 2018 -
Deep-learning technique reveals “invisible” objects in the dark
Method could illuminate features of biological tissues in low-exposure images.
December 12, 2018 -
Student teams design in the face of danger
With water-rescue devices, injury-preventing knives, and more, students launch products that make the world a little safer.
December 11, 2018