MIET has excellent opportunities for research. Among the research staff there are members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In recent years, MIET researchers have achieved remarkable results. For example, gyroscopes, developed at MIET, are successfully used in landing space shuttles.
Every year MIET carries out about 400 research and development projects under individual contracts with customers and under various international and national research and technology programs and grants. Thus, MIET is listed among advanced academic research institutions in Russia.