Topic
Chemical engineering
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3Q: Berhardt Trout on spurring innovation in drug manufacturing
From EpiPen pricing to government oversight, the making of medicine impacts all aspects of modern health care.
September 23, 2016 -
New theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
Technique for calculating elasticity could aid design of new materials.
September 15, 2016 -
Delivering beneficial bacteria to the GI tract
Method that transports microbes through the stomach to the intestine may benefit human health.
September 14, 2016 -
Benefiting human health through engineering
PhD student Anasuya Mandal’s microneedle device could painlessly monitor the immune system.
September 12, 2016 -
QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
September 5, 2016 -
Designing safe, cheap batteries for grid level storage
Summer Scholar Victoria Yao experiments with water-based, flow-driven battery concept in Brushett Lab.
September 1, 2016 -
In batteries, a metal reveals its dual personality
Branchlike deposits grow on lithium electrode surfaces in two ways, one much more damaging.
September 1, 2016 -
J-WAFS Solutions program awards $750,000 in commercialization grants
Four new projects and one renewal receive $150,000 in funding for 2016-2017.
August 12, 2016 -
Microbial engineering technique could reduce contamination in biofermentation plants
Approach could lower cost and eliminate need for antibiotics during biofuel production.
August 4, 2016 -
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
New technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections.
July 25, 2016 -
Eboney Hearn '01 named director of MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
Chemical engineering alumna with deep knowledge of the Institute will lead hallmark diversity program.
July 22, 2016 -
Borrowing from pastry chefs, engineers create nanolayered composites
Method to stack hundreds of nanoscale layers could open new vistas in materials science.
July 21, 2016 -
Engineers design programmable RNA vaccines
Tests in mice show the vaccines work against Ebola, influenza, and a common parasite.
July 4, 2016 -
Seeing science
Workshop led by scientist and photographer Felice Frankel teaches researchers how to translate experiments into captivating images.
July 1, 2016 -
Kwanghun Chung receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
June 24, 2016 -
Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise
CoalMap online tool shows what policy regulations and technological advancements can do for the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy.
June 22, 2016 -
School of Engineering awards for 2016
Awards were given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
June 10, 2016 -
Energy grads launch careers in research, engineering, and analysis
June 8, 2016 -
Biofuels: Too early or too late?
Professor Kristala Prather engages undergrads in a discussion about the future of biofuels.
May 31, 2016 -
Spotlight on engineering staff
The 2016 Infinite Mile Awards in the School of Engineering
May 31, 2016