Over 50 years at MIT, the condensed-matter physicist led the development of photonic crystals, translating discoveries into wide-ranging applications in energy, medicine, and defense.
In MIT’s 2025 Killian Lecture, physicist John Joannopoulos recounts highlights from a career at the vanguard of photonics research and innovation.
The MIT physicist is honored for pioneering work in photonics that helped to advance tools for telecommunications and biomedicine.
The LIRAS technique could speed up the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials.
A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.
Three-tiered structure of these impact-resistant shells could inspire better helmets, body armor.
Chemical engineer recognized for her contributions to medicine and health.
New award pays for one-year master's at Tsinghua University in China.
Researchers create exotic states that could lead to new kinds of sensors and optical devices.
An MIT faculty member since 1995, Hammond succeeds Klavs Jensen as ChemE department head.
MIT graduate student Bo Qing studies synthetic gels that could be used in better equipment to protect against traumatic injuries.
MIT associate professor brings a materials scientist's understanding to biochemical behavior in stem cells and organ tissue.
Eminent condensed matter theorist honored by American Physical Society for "spearheading the development of ab-initio nano-photonics."
New scaling law helps estimate humans' risk of blast-induced traumatic brain injury.