New optical imaging system could be deployed to find tiny tumors
Near-infrared technology pinpoints fluorescent probes deep within living tissue; may be used to detect cancer earlier.
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Chemical Engineering
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2019
Institute ranks within the top 2 in 17 of 48 subject areas.
Oxygen-tracking method could improve diabetes treatment
Measurements could help scientists develop better designs for a bioartificial pancreas.
An easier way to engineer plants
MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.
Helping women in chemical engineering navigate academic careers
Inaugural Rising Stars in Chemical Engineering workshop seeks to increase the number of women who pursue faculty positions.
Turning desalination waste into a useful resource
Process developed at MIT could turn concentrated brine into useful chemicals, making desalination more efficient.
Six MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2019
Members have made advances in molecular processes, rheology, computer networking, nanocrystalline metals, affective computing, and semiconductor tech.
Bose grants for 2018 fund research at the frontier of discovery
The prestigious awards are supporting five innovative projects that challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing.
A semester studying abroad at Imperial College London
Students say they're enthusiastic about the new MIT-Imperial Academic Exchange pilot program.
New pill can deliver insulin
Capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with type 1 diabetes.
New parameters in graduate mentoring
Professors Cullen Buie, Hadley Sikes, and Justin Steil are honored with the Committed to Caring Award.
SuperUROP: Showcasing students' research work in progress
Undergraduate researchers discussed their projects at a well-attended poster session.
Professor Emeritus János Miklós Beér dies at 95
Chemical engineering professor had a passion for cleaner combustion and was a refugee who helped Raoul Wallenberg rescue Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary.
ACCESS shows grad school's rigors and rewards
Undergraduates from across the country learn the benefits of continuing their education in chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science.
Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNA
Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules.