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Megha Engineering & Infrastructures

Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL) is a private Indian engineering and construction company headquartered in Hyderabad, founded in 1989, known for the Kaleshwaram and Polavaram irrigation projects.

MEGNet

MEGNet (MatErials Graph Network) is a graph neural network for predicting properties of molecules and crystals, introduced in December 2018 by Shyue Ping Ong's Materials Virtual Lab at UC San Diego.

Megvii (旷视)

Megvii (旷视), or Megvii Technology Limited, is a Beijing computer vision and AIoT company founded in 2011 by three Tsinghua graduates, known for its Face++ facial-recognition platform.

Mehdi Hatamian

Mehdi Hatamian is an Iranian-American electrical engineer and Distinguished University Professor at Florida International University, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for integrated circuits for video and communications.

Mehmet Toner

Mehmet Toner, born 1958 in Istanbul, is a Turkish-American bioengineer at Harvard and Mass General known for microfluidic chips that isolate circulating tumor cells from blood.

Mehrangarh (मेहरानगढ़)

Mehrangarh Fort (मेहरानगढ़), the Jodhpur fort, is a hill fort in Rajasthan, India, founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha and one of the largest forts in the state.

Meigs Field

Meigs Field, formally Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport, was a Chicago airport on Northerly Island in Lake Michigan, operating from 1948 until its abrupt closure in 2003.

Meijer

Meijer is a family-owned American supercenter chain headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934, it pioneered the supercenter format in 1962 and now runs more than 500 stores.

Meiji Shrine (明治神宮)

Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya ward dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken; its precinct was completed on 1 November 1920.

Meilin Liu

Meilin Liu (刘美林) is a materials scientist at Georgia Tech, a Regents' Professor known for fuel cell and battery research, 33 U.S. patents, and co-founding PolyPlus Battery.

Meimei Li

Meimei Li is a materials physicist at Argonne National Laboratory who leads its Nuclear Materials Group and received a 2012 PECASE award for nuclear reactor materials research.

Mein Schiff Relax

Mein Schiff Relax is a cruise ship operated by TUI Cruises, the first InTUItion-class vessel, delivered by Fincantieri in 2025 and the fleet's largest ship.

Meisei Electric

Meisei Electric is a Japanese manufacturer of meteorological, disaster-prevention, and space equipment, founded in Tokyo in 1938 and headquartered in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. It supplied instruments for Japan's first satellite, Ohsumi.

Meishin Expressway

The Meishin Expressway (名神高速道路) is a 189 km toll expressway in Japan linking Nagoya with Kobe via Osaka, opened in stages between 1963 and 1965.

MEISTeR

MEISTeR, short for Maintenance Equipment Integrated System of Telecontrol Robot, is a two-armed remote robot by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries used for decontamination and sampling at Fukushima Daiichi after 2011.

Meixin captive power station

Meixin captive power station, also known as the Jinyang power plant, is a coal-fired captive power station in Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China, supplying an aluminum alloy plant.

Meizhou hydroelectric plant

The Meizhou hydroelectric plant (梅州抽水蓄能电站) is a 2,400 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric station in Wuhua County, Meizhou, Guangdong, China, built in two phases by China Southern Power Grid.

Meizhou II hydroelectric plant

Meizhou II hydroelectric plant is a 1,200 MW pumped-storage power plant in Wuhua, Guangdong, China, completed in November 2025 as the second phase of the 2,400 MW Meizhou station.

Meizhouwan power station

Meizhouwan power station (国投云顶湄洲湾电厂) is a coal-fired power station on Meizhou Bay in Putian, Fujian, China, with an operating capacity of at least 2,786 MW.

Meizu (魅族)

Meizu (魅族), operating as the smartphone brand of DreamSmart Group, is a Chinese consumer electronics company founded in 2003 in Zhuhai and controlled since 2022 by Geely founder Li Shufu's venture, known for its Flyme software.

Meja Thermal Power Project

The Meja Thermal Power Project is a 2x660 MW coal-fired power station at Meja in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, owned by NTPC and UPRVUNL through the joint venture MUNPL.

Mejia power station

Mejia power station, or Mejia Thermal Power Station, is a 2,340 MW coal-fired power station in Bankura district, West Bengal, India, owned by the Damodar Valley Corporation.

Mejillones LNG Terminal

Mejillones LNG Terminal (Terminal GNL Mejillones, GNLM) is a liquefied natural gas import and regasification terminal in Mejillones Bay, Chile's Antofagasta Region, operating since 2010 to supply gas for electricity generation in the northern mining region.

MEKO 200

The MEKO 200 is a family of modular frigates designed by Blohm+Voss of Hamburg, built from 1985 for Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Australia, and New Zealand.

MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate

The MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate is a planned class of anti-submarine frigates for the German Navy, built by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems after the F126 program was canceled in 2026.

Mekong Project

The Mekong Project was a United Nations program launched in 1957 to develop the water resources of the Lower Mekong Basin for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and South Viet Nam.

Mekong River Commission

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1995 by Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam to coordinate sustainable management of the lower Mekong River.

Mekorot

Mekorot (מקורות) is Israel's national water company, founded in 1937, which supplies 80 percent of the country's drinking water and operates the National Water Carrier.

Melaka FSRU

Melaka FSRU, formally the Regasification Terminal Sungai Udang, is Malaysia's first LNG import and regasification terminal, built about 3 km off Sungai Udang, Melaka, with two moored LNG carriers and in commercial operation since 2013.

Melamine

Melamine, or 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (C3H6N6), is a synthetic organic base produced from urea and used chiefly to make melamine-formaldehyde resins for laminates, adhesives, tableware, and flame retardants.