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A bioinspired capsule can pump drugs directly into the walls of the GI tract
A bioinspired capsule can pump drugs directly into the walls of the GI tract

The needle-free device could be used to deliver insulin, antibodies, RNA, or other large molecules.

Can robots learn from machine dreams?
Can robots learn from machine dreams?

MIT CSAIL researchers used AI-generated images to train a robot dog in parkour, without real-world data. Their LucidSim system demonstrates generative AI's potential for creating robotics training data.

Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels
Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels

The MIT spinout Emvolon is placing its repurposed engines next to methane sources, to generate greener methanol and other chemicals.

Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars
Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall.

A launchpad for entrepreneurship in aerospace
A launchpad for entrepreneurship in aerospace

The Certificate in Aerospace Innovation gives students the tools and confidence to be aerospace entrepreneurs during an inflection point in the industry.

Ensuring a durable transition
Ensuring a durable transition

Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference.

Linzixuan (Rhoda) Zhang wins 2024 Collegiate Inventors Competition
Linzixuan (Rhoda) Zhang wins 2024 Collegiate Inventors Competition

MIT graduate student earns top honors in Graduate and People’s Choice categories for her work on nutrient-stabilizing materials.

School of Engineering faculty receive awards in summer 2024
School of Engineering faculty receive awards in summer 2024

Members of MIT’s School of Engineering were honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence in the summer of 2024.

Bringing lab testing to the home
Bringing lab testing to the home

The startup SiPhox, founded by two former MIT researchers, has developed an integrated photonic chip for high-quality, home-based blood testing.

MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical
MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.

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