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Our on-campus research capabilities are enhanced through the work of MIT <a href="https://www.ll.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Lincoln Laboratory</a>, the <a href="http://www.whoi.edu/" target="_blank">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</a>, active research <a href="http://ilp.mit.edu/" target="_blank">relationships with industry</a>, and a wide range of <a href="http://global.mit.edu/" target="_blank">global collaborations</a>.</p> </div> <figure class="tle-header__video"> <div class="tle-header__video-wrapper"> <video class="pause-video js-pause-video" autoplay loop muted playsinline tabindex="0"> <source src="/files/images/201805/research-2_0.mp4" /> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> <div class="tle-header__video-controls"> <button class="tle-header__video-button js-video-button" type="button" aria-label="Pause"></button> </div> </div> <figcaption class="tle-header__video-caption"> </figcaption> </figure> </header> </div> </section> <section class="tle-section " > <div class="tle-container"> <div class="tle-section__inner tle-padding"> <header id="centers" class="tle-section__header"> <h2 class="tle-section__title">Centers, Labs & Programs</h2> </header> <div class="tle-section__content"> <div class="tle-section__description"> <p>MIT continually develops organizations and partnerships that foster interdisciplinary work. Listed here are just some of the MIT labs, centers, and programs where groundbreaking research is happening every day.</p> <p><a class="tle-section__cta" href="/research/centers-labs-programs/">View Centers, Labs & Programs</a></p> </div> </div> <figure class="image-grid tle-section__image-grid image-grid--single image-grid--1"> <div class="image-grid__inner"> <div class="image-grid__grid-item"> <div class="image-grid__image"> <img class="lazyloaded" data-src="/files/images/201807/MIT-Brain-Drug-Delivery-03.jpg" src="/files/images/201807/MIT-Brain-Drug-Delivery-03.jpg" alt="Two outstretched hands hold a small device containing two flat pieces and connective wires."> </div> <figcaption class="image-grid__captions" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="image-grid__caption">MIT researchers have devised a miniaturized system that can deliver tiny quantities of medicine to brain regions as small as 1 cubic millimeter. </span> </figcaption> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </section> 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