Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
Made of electronic circuits coupled to minute particles, the devices could flow through intestines or pipelines to detect problems.
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Chemical Engineering
School of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Kristala Prather: Advancing energy-efficient biochemistry
Associate professor of chemical engineering talks about the future of biochemistry and the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Connor Coley named 2018 DARPA Riser
Chemical engineering graduate student is invited to participate in the agency's 60th anniversary symposium in September.
New materials improve delivery of therapeutic messenger RNA
Polymeric nanoparticles can efficiently administer mRNA to cells of the lungs, liver, and other organs.
“Artificial blubber” protects divers in frigid water
MIT engineers develop a way to triple the survival time for swimmers in wetsuits.
Robert Langer named 2018 US Science Envoy
Institute Professor chosen to help forge connections and identify opportunities for sustained international cooperation.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Awardees will use grants to advance research in areas including energy storage, renewables expansion modeling, and the chemistry of electrocatalysts.
Spotlight on engineering staff
The School of Engineering gives its 2018 Infinite Mile Awards for exceptional service and support.
![“[The] opportunity to become involved in the broader MIT energy community has further solidified my passion for electrochemical energy storage,” says Jason Martins, who will begin his studies at Cambridge University in the fall.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201805/jason-martins-mit-00.jpeg?itok=yVcKjDKE)
Jason Martins named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar
MSCEP student will pursue an advanced degree in engineering at Cambridge University in the U.K.
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.
A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus
Nanoparticles could offer a new way to help eradicate the disease worldwide.
Applying machine learning to challenges in the pharmaceutical industry
MIT researchers and industry form new consortium to aid the drug discovery process.
“Living drug factories” may one day replace injections
Startup develops implantable, encased cells that live in the body and secrete insulin and other therapeutics.