Tiny fibers open new windows into the brain
Three-in-one design allows genetic, chemical, optical, and electrical inputs and outputs.
Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86
“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.
New resource for optical chips
Study: Silicon can reproduce physical phenomena exploited by high-end telecommunications devices.
A new contrast agent for MRI
New iron oxide nanoparticles could help avoid a rare side effect caused by current contrast agents.
Nanoparticle screen could speed up drug development
New test helps identify particles for gene delivery or RNA interference.
Sensor traces dopamine released by single cells
New technology could help neuroscientists understand how dopamine influences brain activity.
Microbial manufacturing
Engineered bacteria produce rare and commercially useful compounds in large quantities.
New sensors can detect single protein molecules
Modified carbon nanotubes could be used to track protein production by individual cells.
Two from MIT honored at World Technology Awards
PhD candidate Maher Damak and Professor Moungi Bawendi recognized for advances in engineering and chemistry.
How photosynthetic pigments harvest light
New model could help scientists design materials for artificial photosynthesis.
Researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known
Porous, 3-D forms of graphene developed at MIT can be 10 times as strong as steel but much lighter.
Scientists detect a quantum crystal of electrons and “watch” it melt
New observations confirm an 80-year-old quantum theory.