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The MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering researches and teaches at the interfaces of ideas, where several disciplines such as physics, math, electronics, and computer science, and engineering intersect in the nimble hands of broadly trained MIT mechanical engineers.

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This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs

Interactive mouthpiece opens new opportunities for health data, assistive technology, and hands-free interactions

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MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

Ellen Roche

Immune action at a distance

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Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity

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