MIT MechE

@MITMechE

Latest news and research from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Cambridge, Mass.

Joined June 2011

MIT MechE
@MITMechE
Aug 12
MIT researchers from several departments, including MechE, have demonstrated a new way to study and measure how heat moves through multilayered materials like computer chips. 📸: MIT News; figure courtesy of the researchers. meche.mit.edu/news-media/new…
MIT MechE
@MITMechE
Aug 11
MIT engineers have introduced an adaptive #physicaltherapy system that uses #generativeAI to learn from physical therapists and interactively support stroke patients. news.mit.edu/2026/personali… 📸: Tony Pulsone, MIT Mechanical Engineering
MIT MechE
@MITMechE
Aug 10
A new 3D-printing system created by MIT researchers enables users to produce interactive objects like this chemical bottle, which change their appearance when they are pressed, slid, or turned, without the use of any internal electronics. meche.mit.edu/news-media/the…
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MIT MechE
@MITMechE
Aug 7
MechE student Dana Stan is in Timisoara, Romania, this summer for an internship at Kimball Electronics where she's learning about Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly in the automotive industry.
MIT MechE
@MITMechE
Aug 6
Can AI build a jet engine? In the JARVIS Challenge, which was supported in part by MechE, undergrads had four weeks to design, fabricate, assemble & test a small engine, using AI as their primary engineering partner. news.mit.edu/2026/can-ai-bu…