Reinventing the graduate student community during a pandemic
Sidney Pacific residents empower each other to sustain community togetherness.
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Materials Science and Engineering
A streamlined approach to determining thermal properties of crystalline solids and alloys
MIT research team finds machine learning techniques offer big advantages over standard experimental and theoretical approaches.
MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022
Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
Homing in on longer-lasting perovskite solar cells
A new approach to identifying useful formulations could help solve the degradation issue for these promising new lightweight photovoltaics.
Cooling homes without warming the planet
The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner.
Design could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium batteries
Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.
Vaccination by inhalation
Delivering vaccines directly to the lungs can boost immune responses to respiratory infections or lung cancer, study finds.
How to prevent short-circuiting in next-gen lithium batteries
New findings may help unleash the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.
Could we recycle plastic bags into fabrics of the future?
Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags.
Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT announces fellowship program
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2021
The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.
Microsystems Annual Research Conference goes virtual, preserves human touch
Student committee delivers interactive conference on microsystems and nanoscience.
SMART develops analytical tools to enable next-generation agriculture
Engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy will help enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agriculture.