A system that’s worth its salt
New approach to water desalination could lead to small, portable units that could be sent to disaster sites or remote locations.
Taming the wild phonon
‘Particles’ of heat are everywhere, and usually a nuisance, but newly designed materials could help put them to good use.
Nuclear science and engineering showcases doctoral research
Inaugural expo included poster session, research presentations
Web sites that can take a punch
By preventing web applications from deviating from their normal behavior, a new MIT system can keep them online even during a cyberattack.
Self-assembling computer chips
Molecules that arrange themselves into predictable patterns on silicon chips could lead to microprocessors with much smaller circuit elements.
Zooming in on cells
New microscopy technique offers close-up, real-time view of how proteins kill bacteria
Unraveling silks’ secrets
A new analysis of the structure of silks explains the paradox at the heart of their super-strength, and may lead to even stronger synthetic materials.
In the World: Nanotech on the farm
MIT chemical engineer Paula Hammond lends her nanotechnology expertise to farmers in Africa.
Covert to receive AIAA highest award
AeroAstro professor emeritus named recipient of the Reed Aeronautics Award.
Transforming the Infinite Corridor
The Laboratory for Advanced Materials puts materials science and engineering research on display.
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time
Low-power computer chips allow engineers to design wearable and implantable devices to monitor patients.