Scientists deliver high-resolution glimpse of enzyme structure
New finding suggests differences in how humans and bacteria control production of DNA’s building blocks.
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Chemistry
A lifelong search for new catalysts
Richard Schrock, trailblazer in organometallic chemistry, delivers annual Killian Lecture.
Eight MIT researchers win 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty from six MIT departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.
After receiving Killian Award, Richard Schrock reflects on a life in chemistry
The award, he says, is an honor equal to his Nobel Prize, which he received in 2005.
3Q: Institute Professor John Deutch on maintaining US leadership in technological innovation
Putting limits on foreign students or technical publications would be counterproductive, write Deutch and Condoleezza Rice.
Bose Grants for 2017 reward bold and unconventional research visions
Six potentially paradigm-shifting research projects will make strides with funding from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane
An abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse gas.
Jeremiah Johnson and Tracy Slatyer win 2017 School of Science teaching prizes
Faculty members in chemistry and physics honored for excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching.
How to get sprayed metal coatings to stick
When spraying metal coatings, melting hurts rather than helps, MIT research reveals.
Cholesterol helps flu virus escape through host cell’s membrane
Study could shed light on how many other proteins bind with membrane cholesterol.
MIT researchers collaborate with Lamborghini to develop an electric car of the future
Research from the Dinca and Hart labs, paired with Lamborghini’s “hypercar” concept, will result in the Terzo Millenio, an electric sports car for the third millennium.
Synthetic circuits can harvest light energy
Novel structures made with DNA scaffolds could be used to create solar-powered materials.
Twelve from MIT honored by the American Physical Society
Prize winners span six departments in the schools of Science and Engineering.
Keith Nelson awarded the Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids
The Izakson Prize is given in recognition of outstanding optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter sciences.