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Vincent Sitzmann named Junior Bose Award winner

04.02.26
Desirée Plata, the School of Engineering Distinguished Climate and Energy Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named associate dean of engineering.

Desirée Plata appointed associate dean of engineering

04.08.26
Carissma McGee SM ’25

Bridging space research and policy

04.09.26
“By becoming a nuclear engineer, you become one of a select number of people responsible for carbon-free energy generation in the United States,” says MIT Assistant Professor Dean Price.

Working to advance the nuclear renaissance

04.03.26
“Creating high-impact technologies is always fun,” says Sobek.

Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production

04.03.26
U.S. News and World Report ranked MIT’s graduate engineering program No. 1 in the country for 2026-27.

MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27

04.07.26
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MIT engineers and colleagues have developed a soft, flexible gel that dramatically changes its conductivity upon the application of light. This figure shows a soft, stretchable circuit created with a rectangular bar of the gel. A copper electrode is attached to the left. A stylus and associated metal network connects the electrode to three “stations” on the bar. Light has been shone on the first two stations, creating conductivity that turns on each station’s lightbulb. Because the third station has not been exposed to light it is nonconductive and the bulb is off.

Light-activated gel could impact wearables, soft robotics, and more

04.16.26