Clean energy could lead to scarce materials
Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals.
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Materials Science and Engineering
A new twist on nanowires
Technology developed at MIT can control the composition and structure of these tiny wires as they grow.
Liquid batteries could level the load
MIT team makes progress toward goal of inexpensive grid-scale batteries that could help make intermittent renewable energy sources viable.
Solving energy problems, one molecule at a time
Materials scientist explores new possibilities in topics from molecules to rooftop solar panels.
Making her move
MIT senior overcame disabilities to study materials science, hoping to pave the way for other aspiring engineers.
Need a new material? New tool can help
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
Important step toward computing with light
Research at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.
Materials research in the Information Age
MIT, Lawrence Berkeley launch new tool to calculate properties of new materials
Exploring the inner workings of materials
From concrete to cancer cells, Van Vliet brings an engineer’s mindset to the study of biology and materials.
Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.
DOW-MIT Access Program shows reality and rewards of graduate school
Weekend of activities introduces undergrads to opportunities in chemical engineering, chemistry and materials science.
MIT Deshpande Center announces fall 2011 research grants
Eight research teams receive $668,000 to develop new technological innovations
Everybody’s a winner
Automatic window-shading invention tops a strong field of entries in materials competition.
