The secret of wrinkling, folding, and creasing
New research provides a general formula for understanding how layered materials form different surface patterns.
Domitilla Del Vecchio bridges math, engineering, and biology
Mechanical engineering professor carries out pioneering work in the creation of biological circuits.
Quantum sensor’s advantages survive entanglement breakdown
Preserving the fragile quantum property known as entanglement isn’t necessary to reap benefits.
Materials Processing Center marks 35 years
Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.
How it’s made
A seminar series on the nuts and bolts of constructing a 200,000 square-foot nanotechnology laboratory comes to MIT.
In science and engineering program, lessons about life
SEED Academy’s Life Mastery course at MIT helps local high school students develop critical skills.
Squitching behavior
MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function.
MIT graduate students receive prestigious Lawrence award
Award acknowledges important contributions to inertial confinement research.
New technique allows analysis of clouds around exoplanets
Team describes use of method to determine properties of clouds surrounding the exoplanet Kepler-7b.
Five MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty specializing in mathematics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and economics among 126 selected.
Bridging the gap
MIT Class of 2018 president Colin Webb brings the MIT community together through collaboration and conversation.
Cheap, flexible solar
Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown's work shows.