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One of the six founding courses of study at MIT, mechanical engineering embodies the motto "mens et manus" -- mind and hand. Disciplinary depth and breadth, together with hands-on discovery and physical realization, characterize our nationally and internationally recognized leadership in research, education, and innovation. MIT mechanical engineers have always stood at the forefront in tackling th

e engineering challenges of the day: inventing new technologies, spawning new fields of study, and educating the new generation of leaders in industry, government, and academia.

MIT engineers have developed a tiny ingestible sensor, smaller than a blueberry, that can measure temperature from insid...
06/23/2026

MIT engineers have developed a tiny ingestible sensor, smaller than a blueberry, that can measure temperature from inside the body. The device offers a minimally invasive means to continuously monitor core body temperature, providing critical insights into a range of health conditions.

Professor Giovanni Traverso and Anantha Chandrakasan, MIT’s provost and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, are the senior authors of the new study. Postdoc Saransh Sharma Saransh Sharma is the lead author.

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/tiny-ingestible-sensor-can-measure-temperature-inside-body

In its first year, the Initiative for New Manufacturing has worked across research, workforce development, and industry ...
06/22/2026

In its first year, the Initiative for New Manufacturing has worked across research, workforce development, and industry engagement to help accelerate new manufacturing technologies and their real-world deployment. The Institute-wide effort, which has strong ties to MechE, aims to catalyze innovation in manufacturing and drive productivity growth across the country. https://tinyurl.com/3weckhuw

📸: Jim Barbere

06/17/2026

MIT Engineers, including Professor Peter So, have developed a way to generate 3D photonic devices with nanoscale features, by shrinking them after fabrication. In their new study, they created devices in a variety of shapes, including helices and a shape inspired by the wing of a butterfly. So, director of the MIT Laser Biomedical Research Center (LBCR) and an MIT professor of biological engineering and mechanical engineering, is one of the paper's senior authors.

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/powerful-shrinking-technique-could-enable-devices-compute-light

Congratulations to Professor Cullen Buie, who received a 2026 Gordon Y. Billard Award, an Institute award given annually...
06/16/2026

Congratulations to Professor Cullen Buie, who received a 2026 Gordon Y. Billard Award, an Institute award given annually to faculty, staff, or an MIT-affiliated individual who has performed special service of outstanding merit.

The MIT Excellence Awards + Collier Medal acknowledge the extraordinary efforts made by members of the MIT community toward fulfilling the goals, values, and mission of the Institute.

https://hr.mit.edu/recognition/excellence/recipients/2026-recipients

Projects by Professors Kripa Varanasi, Asegun Henry, and Gang Chen received grants from The MIT Climate Project for a Cr...
06/15/2026

Projects by Professors Kripa Varanasi, Asegun Henry, and Gang Chen received grants from The MIT Climate Project for a Critical Cooling initiative last year. Among the ideas studied were low-cost personal cooling and emissions-free air conditioning. All of the projects have showed promise, with the researchers now exploring ways to further develop their concepts.

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/innovative-projects-explore-ways-deal-extreme-heat

Engineers in Professor Xuanhe Zhao's lab, together with collaborators from Professor Qifa Zhou’s group at the University...
06/11/2026

Engineers in Professor Xuanhe Zhao's lab, together with collaborators from Professor Qifa Zhou’s group at the University of Southern California (USC), have developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day provide a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants. 📸: Courtesy of the researchers

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ultrasound-based-pacemaker-noninvasively-steadies-heart

Connecting younger students to robotics is one of the main goals of FIRSTxMIT, a new MIT student club launched at the be...
06/10/2026

Connecting younger students to robotics is one of the main goals of FIRSTxMIT, a new MIT student club launched at the beginning of the last academic year. Members are all alumni of programs offered by FIRST Robotics (FIRST), a nonprofit that aims to inspire interest in STEM for K-12 students worldwide through team-based robotics programs and competitions.

FIRST has deep roots at MIT. Inventor Dean Kamen collaborated with legendary MechE Professor Woodie Flowers to establish the competition in 1992. Flowers was a pioneer in hands-on engineering design education. 📸s: Perry Han

Via MIT Division of Graduate and Undergraduate Education: https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ambassadors-stem

Founded by Peter Godart ’15, SM ’19, PhD ’21, Found Industries has developed technologies for extracting critical metals...
06/09/2026

Founded by Peter Godart ’15, SM ’19, PhD ’21, Found Industries has developed technologies for extracting critical metals and making fuel out of aluminum. With support from the Department of Energy, the company is hoping to use their electrochemical gallium extraction technology to create a new domestic supply chain for gallium (a critical material in the defense, semiconductor, and energy sectors) and a host of other important metals. 📸: Courtesy of Found Industries

https://tinyurl.com/4p6m6ckc

Today, in honor of , learn how a collaborative project involving researchers at MIT and the University of Maine Darling...
06/09/2026

Today, in honor of , learn how a collaborative project involving researchers at MIT and the University of Maine Darling Marine Center aims to protect marine life like oysters, coral, and plankton by using electricity to reduce ocean acidity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWU5AVROu8

A new approach developed in MechE's The 77 Lab uses computer vision to assess children with and create optimal treat...
06/08/2026

A new approach developed in MechE's The 77 Lab uses computer vision to assess children with and create optimal treatment paths. The integrated artificial intelligence framework, which is designed to automate the assessment of gross motor function through the use of standard smartphone videos, seeks to remove some of the barriers clinicians face in making assessments.

Eran Beeri Bamani, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Hermano Igo Krebs, principal research scientist, both pictured, are the paper's authors, along with MechE Postdoctoral Associate Joao Buzzatto.

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-approach-uses-computer-vision-assess-children-cerebral-palsy-optimal-treatment-paths

📸: Tony Pulsone

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