Via @chorallariesofmit on Instagram: “Some photos from our Artfinity performance last month, organized by the Office of the Arts.”

Aaron Leanhardt PhD '03 spoke with The Athletic about his work on a new “torpedo-like” baseball bat, saying: “It’s just about making the bat as heavy and as fat as possible in the area where you’re trying to do damage on the baseball.”

Mechanical engineer Kodiak Brush ’17, a former MIT linebacker, led the development of a lightweight football helmet that’s been rated the safest ever tested by a leading lab. His approach harkened back to what he learned in 2.009 (Product Engineering Process).

Computer scientist Ana Trišović was a student in Serbia when she discovered a free online course from MIT. “I instantly fell in love with Python the moment I took that course. I have such a soft spot for OpenCourseWare — it shaped my career,” she says.

Students in the new class 16.811 (Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Engineers) design, build, and test an electric rocket engine turbopump. Zachary Cordero says they “don’t just learn how to solve a problem set — they learn how to be an engineer.”

Technology developed by mechanical engineers makes pesticides stick to plant leaves. With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.