Department
Chemistry
A healthy breakdown
Researchers discover how some organisms process oxalate, a molecule that can harm humans.
MIT chemists characterize a chemical state thought to be unobservable
Researchers determine the energy and map the structure of a chemical reaction’s transition state.
Senior Alyssa Napier dedicates herself to improving MIT
Chemistry major works to address social justice issues.
Alan Davison, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 79
Longtime MIT professor was a "serial innovator" whose inventions included Cardiolite, an important tool in clinical nuclear cardiology.
Chemists create adaptable metallic-cage gels
New materials could be tuned for applications including drug delivery and water filtration.
Using microbes to clean up oil spills
Professor Catherine Drennan and graduate student Michael Funk want energy production and environmental protection to go hand in hand.
Matthew Shoulders receives NIH director's New Innovator Award
Seventy-eight grants awarded to scientists proposing highly innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
Analyzing protein structures in their native environment
Enhanced-sensitivity NMR could reveal new clues to how proteins fold.
Solar excitement
Modeling electron excitation in organic photovoltaic material could change the future of solar energy.
A natural light switch
MIT scientists identify and map the protein behind a light-sensing mechanism.
QS ranks MIT the world's top university for 2015-16
Ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 36 disciplines.
A day in the sun
MIT Solar Day brings the MIT community together to preview the coming decades of solar energy innovation.