2.009 mechanical engineering students embrace “cycles”
Six MIT student teams pitched products during the annual capstone course prototype launch event.
Building reuse into the materials around us
At MIT, metallurgist Diran Apelian ScD ’73 urges engineers and researchers to rethink design, recycling, and the life cycle of modern materials.
MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice
Placing first in the MADMEC innovation contest, the MITten team aims to curb costly power outages during winter storms.
Q&A: A blueprint for sustainable innovation
Atacama Biomaterials, co-founded by Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas SM ’15, PhD ’21, combines architecture, machine learning, and chemical engineering to create eco-friendly materials.
Pushing product development into the future
Bruce Cameron's research interests include technology strategy, system architecture, and the management of product platforms.
Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Student inventors recognized on World IP Day for groundbreaking, patentable solutions to issues related to maternal health, energy efficiency, and plastic waste.
Students launch products that help users harness their superpowers
In final presentation for mechanical engineering class, students unveil new products based on superhero theme.
Student product ideas range from lifesaving to just plain fun
Finale of mechanical engineering class unveils wide variety of ingenious new product concepts.
Gliding from classroom to market
Treaded hand truck created as class project is now making downstairs deliveries safer.
Students unveil “magical” product designs
Final presentations in mechanical engineering class show devices for climbers, patients, and others.
Students get serious about fun
Mechanical engineering class designs toys that make music, light up, and battle for victory.
Robots compete in “Hack to the Future”
Final competition in MIT’s course 2.007 pays tribute to classic time-travel movie.
MechE 2.009 final product presentations approaching
"Adventure"-themed products developed by mechanical engineering students will be revealed Dec. 8 at a public event in Kresge Auditorium.
Visual thinking for engineers
Associate professor Maria Yang studies the importance of early-stage design.
Product Design and Development class partners with MIT Sloan and RISD
Course 2.739 brings engineering, business, and design students together to learn about developing new products