How to clean up oil spills
MIT researchers devise a surprisingly simple but effective method for magnetically separating oil and water.
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Merging tissue and electronics
New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices.
Graphene’s behavior depends on where it sits
New findings show that the material beneath the thin carbon sheets determines how they react chemically and electrically.
Wrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications
MIT team discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns of microscale wrinkles.
Researchers achieve RNA interference, in a lighter package
Pared-down nucleic acid nanoparticle poses less risk of side effects, offers better targeting.
Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
Engineers design nanoparticles that deliver high doses of antibiotics directly to bacteria.
Through a glass, clearly
MIT researchers find a way to make glass that’s anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare.
Nano-sized ‘factories’ churn out proteins
Tiny particles could manufacture cancer drugs at tumor sites.
Targeted nanoparticles show success in clinical trials
Tiny particles designed to home in on cancer cells achieve tumor shrinkage at lower doses than traditional chemotherapy.
Delivering RNA with tiny sponge-like spheres
New RNA interference method holds promise for treating cancer, other diseases.
Moving past trial and error
Richard Braatz applies math to design new materials and processes for drug manufacturing.
Five MIT engineers named to National Academy of Engineering
Several Institute alumni also among 66 new members announced today.
Cohen, Hinckley named Gates Cambridge Scholars for 2012
Two MIT seniors to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.