Grace Moore ’21 receives Michel David-Weill Scholarship
The first MIT student to be named a Michel David-Weill Scholar, Moore is planning a career at the intersection of sciences and environmental policy.
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School of Engineering second quarter 2021 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.
VELION focused ion beam scanning electron microscope expands MIT.nano capabilities
FIB-SEM is now available to researchers across the Institute for use in characterization, nanofabrication, and rapid prototyping.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2021-22
Ranked at the top for the 10th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
MIT J-WAFS awards eight grants in seventh round of seed funding
Ten principal investigators from seven MIT departments and labs will receive up to $150,000 for two years, overhead-free, for innovative research on global food and water challenges.
Visualizing cement hydration on a molecular level
Imaging technique could enable new pathways for reducing concrete’s hefty carbon footprint, as well as for 3-D printing of concrete.
Engineers create a programmable fiber
In a first, the digital fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity.
Phonon catalysis could lead to a new field
By selectively heating specific phonons without heating the entire material, researchers have enhanced ion diffusion in a way that could have broad applications.
Materials breakthrough enables twistronics for bulk systems
SMART findings allow a new way to control light emitting from materials.
Buttressing perseverance from a distance
Alfredo Alexander-Katz and Caroline Jones honored as “Committed to Caring.”
Nano flashlight enables new applications of light
Design of miniature optical systems could lead to future cell phones that can detect viruses and more.
“Colloidal gels,” ubiquitous in everyday products, divulge their secrets
Study explores the mechanical properties of these materials as they evolve from elastic gels to glassy solids.
Seeking enhanced materials for nuclear reactors
Fifth-year nuclear science and engineering graduate student Arunkumar Seshadri looks to develop materials and fuels that can better withstand the extreme conditions in nuclear reactors.
Synthetic gelatin-like material mimics lobster underbelly’s stretch and strength
The membrane’s structure could provide a blueprint for robust artificial tissues.
New AI tool calculates materials’ stress and strain based on photos
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.