MIT MechE

The Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition (MERE) showcases cutting-edge mechanical engineering research by MIT students and postdocs. 📸: Tony Pulsone meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit…

Using boron nitride nanotubes, MechE doctoral student Palak Patel develops materials for space that block dangerous ionizing radiation. meche.mit.edu/news-media/fin…

How do some skills become second nature? A team of MIT researchers has found that patterns of gaze and attention can reveal how some people unconsciously figure out how to master a task. meche.mit.edu/news-media/how…

MIT MechE Undergrad Paola Romero taught a pair of Fused Glass workshops at the MIT Edgerton Center’s Student Project Lab last month, covering the basics of how to score and cut glass safely. Participants each made a small piece of fused glass art to keep. 📸: Tony Pulsone

“The future of solid mechanics lies in coupled physics,” says Lallit Anand, the Warren & Towneley Rohsenow Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. meche.mit.edu/news-media/fut…

A new approach, dubbed a “ChatGPT for spreadsheets,” can select the most critical features for complex design problems and help engineers tackle these problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design, much faster. news.mit.edu/2026/chatgpt-s…

In industrial plants around the world, tiny bubbles cause big problems. MechE researchers have uncovered the physics behind a promising type of debubbling membrane material. meche.mit.edu/news-media/tac…’s-burdensome-bubble-problem

Strahinja Janjusevic, a researcher in the MIT Maritime Consortium, among other MIT groups, brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program. meche.mit.edu/news-media/enh…

Hertha Metals, founded by MechE Alumna Laureen Meroueh SM ’18, PhD ’20, is scaling up a new steel production system powered by natural gas and electricity. meche.mit.edu/news-media/new…’s-reliance-imports

Maria Yang ’91, the William E. Leonhard (1940) Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed vice provost for faculty at MIT. meche.mit.edu/news-media/mar…

Through research with MIT D-Lab, MechE student Kiyoko “Kik” Hayano worked with Arkansas-based Keo Fish Farms to build a model for regenerative water systems. meche.mit.edu/news-media/exp…

MagMix, a small in-syringe mixing device developed by researchers in Assistant Professor Ritu Raman's lab, keeps bioinks uniformly mixed during 3D printing without changing the bio-ink formulation or interfering with the printer. meche.mit.edu/news-media/mag…

Professor John H. Lienhard is among the seven MIT researchers and 12 alumni elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for 2026. Lienhard is recognized "for advances and technological innovations in desalination." meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit…

A new polymer-fiber thermal switch developed in Professor Svetlana Boriskina’s lab more than doubles its thermal conductivity in just 0.22 seconds upon stretching. meche.mit.edu/news-media/qui…’s-capacity-transport-heat

The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), which is co-led by Professor Xuanhe Zhao, launches new Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care (WITEC) research group. 📸: SMART WITEC meche.mit.edu/news-media/sma…

In honor of #ValentinesDay this weekend, here's a look at “Engineering and matters of the heart.” 🧡 Professor Ellen Roche is creating the next generation of medical devices to help repair hearts, lungs, and other tissues. 📸: Jodi Hilton news.mit.edu/2024/ellen-roc…

MIT Sports Lab researchers are applying AI technologies to help figure skaters improve. #WinterOlympics meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-q…

New tissue models developed by a team led by Professor Linda Griffith could help researchers develop drugs for liver disease. meche.mit.edu/news-media/new…

Nature Electronics Commentary: The potential of miniaturized ingestible electronics. 📸: Courtesy of the researchers. meche.mit.edu/news-media/nat…

A new framework developed in Professor Carlos Portela's lab supports the design and fabrication of compliant materials such as printable textiles and functional foams, letting users predict deformation and material failure. 📸: Courtesy of the researchers meche.mit.edu/news-media/3d-…