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.
Mystery solved: Why seashells’ mineral forms differently in seawater
Century-old riddle about aragonite formation is unraveled by scientists’ atomistic simulation.
New nanodevice defeats drug resistance
Tiny particles embedded in gel can turn off drug-resistance genes, then release cancer drugs.
New analysis shows ion slowdown in fuel cell material
Dislocations in oxides seen as promising electrolytes create a “traffic jam” for charged ions.
Fighting inefficiencies
Senior Sheldon Trotman designs computer programs to streamline human behavior.
Students invited to become Gordon Engineering Leaders
Program enables students to learn skills that will help them succeed in industry.
Faculty highlight: Vladimir Bulovic
MIT's associate dean for innovation is inventing at the nanoscale.
A mollusk of a different stripe
Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.