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MIT engineers have developed a test to detect disease-related compounds in a patient’s breath. The new test could provide a faster way to diagnose pneumonia and other lung conditions. news.mit.edu/2026/new-senso…

Course 6-5: Electrical Engineering With Computing, a new major launched last fall by @MITEECS, has been embraced by the MIT student community. It is now the third-most selected major among first-year students. news.mit.edu/2026/discoveri…

PhD student Audrey Parker works with @MIT_CEE Professor Desirée Plata to explore methane mitigation strategies, focusing on emissions from air being vented from coal mines, and dairy farms. news.mit.edu/2026/cutting-m…

Palak Patel, a sixth-year doctoral student in @MITMechE, is developing advanced materials that could transform the future of human spaceflight. news.mit.edu/2026/palak-pat…

Professor of @MITMechE Lallit Anand’s new book, Introduction to Coupled Theories in Solid Mechanics, develops modern large deformation coupled theories for soft materials while bridging theory and computation. meche.mit.edu/news-media/fut…

Engineers in @MITMechE sought to answer the question: Could an expert’s unconscious know-how be accessed, and even taught, to quickly bring a novice up to an expert’s level? The answer appears to be yes for a particular type of visual-learning task. news.mit.edu/2026/how-some-…

MIT engineers have developed “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of the failing liver. This would help patients who are on a waitlist for a liver transplant or those who aren’t healthy enough to tolerate surgery. news.mit.edu/2026/injectabl…

In the @MITAeroAstro class 16.85 Autonomy Capstone: Design and Testing of Autonomous Vehicles, students design, implement, deploy, and test a full software architecture for flying autonomous systems. news.mit.edu/2026/engineeri…

Foray Bioscience, founded by @MITMechE alum Ashley Beckwith SM ’18, PhD ’22, aims to make plant production faster, more adaptable, and less damaging to fragile natural supply chains. news.mit.edu/2026/designing…

Strajo Janjusevic, a graduate researcher with MIT LIDS and the MIT Maritime Consortium, is developing AI-driven solutions to secure critical maritime infrastructure. His work addresses the intersection of technical defense and policy frameworks. news.mit.edu/2026/enhancing…

A team, including researchers in @MITEECS, used specially trained generative AI models to create a system that can complete the shape of hidden 3D objects. news.mit.edu/2026/generativ…

An @MITMechE student, Kik Hayano’s, journey offers a tangible glimpse into how applied engineering, academic partnerships, and on-the-ground innovation can create new models for regenerative agriculture in the US. news.mit.edu/2026/exploring…

Researchers in @MITChemE have harnessed artificial intelligence to optimize the development of new protein manufacturing processes, which could reduce the overall costs of developing and manufacturing these drugs. news.mit.edu/2026/new-ai-mo…

A team, including researchers in @MITEECS, developed a multimaterial 3D-printing platform that could be used to fully print electric machines in a single step. news.mit.edu/2026/3d-printi…

MIT NovoNordisk AI PostDoc Fellow Thomas Fryer is building de novo protein design pipelines and applying that to both snakebite antivenom development as well as novel antimicrobials. imes.mit.edu/news-events/im…

The company @HerthaMetals, founded by @MITMechE alum Laureen Meroueh SM ’18, PhD ’20, is scaling up a new steel production system powered by natural gas and electricity. news.mit.edu/2026/new-way-m…

A team, including researchers in @MITMechE, is using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade structural elements for houses that could one day offer lighter and more sustainable alternatives to traditional wood-based framing. news.mit.edu/2026/your-futu…

A team, including researchers in @MIT_CEE, @MITIDSS, and LIDS, developed a system that can be used to identify parking lots that offer the best balance of proximity to the desired location and likelihood of parking availability. news.mit.edu/2026/parking-a…

A team, including researchers in @MITMechE, developed a magnetic mixer to improve 3D bioprinting, in which living tissues are printed with cells mixed into soft hydrogels. news.mit.edu/2026/magnetic-…