Let the research begin
Materials Processing Center and the Center for Materials Science and Engineering host 14 summer interns for undergraduate research experiences.
Department
Nuclear Science and Engineering
An unexpected path to nuclear engineering
With ample family support, PhD student Mareena Robinson focuses on research in nuclear security.
Seeing how a lithium-ion battery works
An exotic state of matter — a “random solid solution” — affects how ions move through battery material.
School of Engineering awards for 2014
Awards given to outstanding faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students
3 Questions: Scott Kemp on rethinking nuclear security efforts
MIT professor argues the barriers to weapon acquisition today are not technological.
Altering the energy landscape
Yan Chen’s work on fuel cell catalysts could help integrate new power solutions.
Floating nuclear plants could ride out tsunamis
New power plant design could provide enhanced safety, easier siting, and centralized construction.
Strain can alter materials’ properties
New field of "strain engineering" could open up areas of materials research with many potential applications.
