Topic
Chemical engineering
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Beauty business based on MIT bioengineering
Living Proof, a hair care corporation based on research emerging from the Langer Lab at MIT, has won 80 awards and counting.
August 7, 2015 -
Daniel Blankschtein honored with McDonald Mentoring Award
Professor of chemical engineering is noted for his commitment to advising and supporting students.
August 5, 2015 -
New material opens possibilities for super-long-acting pills
A pH-responsive polymer gel could create swallowable devices, including capsules for ultra-long drug delivery.
July 27, 2015 -
Putting the pieces together
Summer interns are learning research skills while helping to make progress in materials, drug delivery, and energy in MIT labs.
July 21, 2015 -
New study shows how nanoparticles can clean up environmental pollutants
Nanomaterials and UV light can “trap” chemicals for easy removal from soil and water.
July 21, 2015 -
Making clean, high-quality fuels from low-quality oil
New insights into a promising approach to fuel production that would reduce costs, energy use, and carbon dioxide emissions.
July 17, 2015 -
Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers
Materials seen as promising for optoelectronics and thermoelectric devices finally yield their secrets.
July 14, 2015 -
Paula Hammond named head of Department of Chemical Engineering
An MIT faculty member since 1995, Hammond succeeds Klavs Jensen as ChemE department head.
July 13, 2015 -
Boosting biofuel production
New MIT research finds supplements help yeast survive.
July 10, 2015 -
Explained: chemical vapor deposition
Technique enables production of pure, uniform coatings of metals or polymers, even on contoured surfaces.
June 19, 2015 -
School of Engineering awards for 2015
Awards were given to outstanding faculty, and graduate, and undergraduate students.
June 18, 2015 -
Seeking rare cells
Christopher Love uses microscale technology to isolate rare cells, yielding insight into human disease.
June 17, 2015 -
Graduate student Diviya Sinha earns Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship
May 22, 2015 -
Lemelson-MIT announces 2015 National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners
Students recognized for inventions in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.
May 19, 2015 -
Designing better medical implants
Optimal size and shape allow implantable devices to last longer in the body.
May 18, 2015 -
MITEI releases report on the future of solar energy
Report highlights enormous potential and discusses pathways toward affordable solar energy.
May 5, 2015 -
MIT and Kuwait University researchers awarded $5.5 million for work on next-generation desalination systems
Funding sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment.
April 24, 2015 -
How to identify drugs that work best for each patient
Implantable device could allow doctors to test cancer drugs in patients before prescribing chemotherapy.
April 22, 2015 -
Eight faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 197 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
April 22, 2015 -
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively.
April 13, 2015