Tuning metal-oxygen bond strength
Controlling spin state through strain could lead to better cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells
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Chisholm awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
Award is one of the most prestigious in ecology and environmental sciences
Improved nuclear fuel-rod cladding might prevent future Fukushimas
A substitute for traditional zircaloy could greatly reduce the danger of hydrogen explosions.
From gold, a new way to control blood clotting
Engineers design nanoparticles that can turn the blood-clotting cascade on or off.
Amar Bose ’51, SM ’52, ScD ’56, Bose Corporation’s founder, has died at 83
Entrepreneur served on faculty for 45 years; championed long-term corporate research.
A new way to trap light
MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors.
Patrick Lee named co-winner of 2013 Eugene Feenberg Memorial Medal
Award is designated for work demonstrated to have significantly advanced the field of many-body physics.
Balance is key to making quantum-dot solar cells work
MIT team finds that the ratio of component atoms is vital to performance.
A caring mind
Red blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.
Walter Torous tapped as senior lecturer
Top scholar in real estate finance to teach at MIT Center for Real Estate, MIT Sloan School of Management
Special deal on photon-to-electron conversion: Two for one!
New technique developed at MIT could enable a major boost in solar-cell efficiency.
MIT senior Holden Lee wins Gates Scholarship
Lee will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
Mary Boyce to lead Columbia University’s engineering school
Mechanical Engineering department head named dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Berners-Lee wins first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Honored for inventing the World Wide Web