Departments
Materials Science and Engineering
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A new lens into the past
Summer program in civil and environmental engineering examines the intersection of modern engineering and cultural heritage.
September 19, 2019 -
Cody Friesen PhD ’04 awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Materials scientist recognized for social, economic, and environmentally-sustaining inventions that impact millions of people around the world.
September 18, 2019 -
New approach suggests path to emissions-free cement
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases.
September 16, 2019 -
Engineers develop multimaterial fiber “ink” for 3-D-printed devices
Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
September 11, 2019 -
How to make a book last for millennia
Study of Dead Sea Scroll sheds light on a lost ancient parchment-making technology.
September 6, 2019 -
Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materials
MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.
September 5, 2019 -
Ultrathin 3-D-printed films convert energy of one form into another
Low-cost “piezoelectric” films produce voltage, could be used for flexible electronic components and more.
August 28, 2019 -
What’s the best way to cut vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions?
Study finds that in some locations, lightweight gas-powered cars could have a bigger emissions-reducing impact than electric ones.
August 26, 2019 -
A new way to deliver drugs with pinpoint targeting
Magnetic particles allow drugs to be released at precise times and in specific areas.
August 19, 2019 -
School of Engineering second quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past quarter.
July 30, 2019 -
Hydration sensor could improve dialysis
Noninvasive device could benefit patients with kidney disease, congestive heart failure, or dehydration.
July 24, 2019 -
Portraits of mentoring excellence
Committed to Caring honors professors Modiano, Kelly, and Li, and calls for nominations.
July 18, 2019 -
MIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with AFFOA and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for biodegradable footwear, active textiles.
July 17, 2019 -
Automated system generates robotic parts for novel tasks
When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in.
July 12, 2019 -
Artificial “muscles” achieve powerful pulling force
New MIT system of contracting fibers could be a boon for biomedical devices and robotics.
July 11, 2019 -
New vaccine strategy boosts T-cell therapy
Super-charging a treatment for leukemia also makes it effective on solid tumors.
July 11, 2019 -
Enriching solid-state batteries
MIT researchers demonstrate a method to make a smaller, safer, and faster lithium-rich ceramic electrolyte.
July 11, 2019 -
Seven MIT faculty win 2019 Presidential Early Career Awards
Checkelsky, Chung, LeBeau, Lee, Marelli, Slatyer, and Surendranath receive the highest U.S. award for young scientists and engineers.
July 10, 2019 -
Micro ring resonator has highest silicon carbide quality factor to date
MIT, Singapore researchers show high-quality photonic device based on amorphous silicon carbide.
July 8, 2019 -
A new way of making complex structures in thin films
Self-assembling materials can form patterns that might be useful in optical devices.
July 5, 2019