Consortium including MIT awarded $110M national grant to promote photonics manufacturing Partnership of government, industry, and academia will pursue integration of optical devices with electronics. July 27, 2015 Read full story →
New material opens possibilities for super-long-acting pills A pH-responsive polymer gel could create swallowable devices, including capsules for ultra-long drug delivery. July 27, 2015 Read full story →
Spit take A newly discovered feeding behavior in worms could shed light on human heart function. July 23, 2015 Read full story →
Putting the pieces together Summer interns are learning research skills while helping to make progress in materials, drug delivery, and energy in MIT labs. July 21, 2015 Read full story →
Faculty highlight: Elsa Olivetti Assistant Professor Elsa Olivetti combines cost and environmental data to identify high-impact areas for reducing pollution and greenhouse gases. July 16, 2015 Read full story →
Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers Materials seen as promising for optoelectronics and thermoelectric devices finally yield their secrets. July 14, 2015 Read full story →
Researchers identify zebra-like stripes of plasma in a patch of space The structure may help scientists identify radiation-remediation strategies in space. July 14, 2015 Read full story →
3 Questions: Carlo Ratti on big data and health predictions MIT researcher discusses a new study on correlations among medical problems. July 7, 2015 Read full story →
Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s needed July 7, 2015 Read full story →
Frederic Morgenthaler, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 82 Longtime member of the MIT faculty was a dedicated researcher and educator in the field of electromagnetism. July 6, 2015 Read full story →
Chemists design a quantum-dot spectrometer New instrument is small enough to function within a smartphone, enabling portable light analysis. July 1, 2015 Read full story →
Major step for implantable drug-delivery device MIT spinout signs deal to commercialize microchips that release therapeutics inside the body. June 29, 2015 Read full story →
Explained: chemical vapor deposition Technique enables production of pure, uniform coatings of metals or polymers, even on contoured surfaces. June 19, 2015 Read full story →
Modeling how thin films break up Recent PhD recipient Rachel Zucker models phenomena collectively known as "dewetting" in microscale to nanoscale thin films. June 18, 2015 Read full story →
Students advancing a future with carbon-free fusion PhD candidates Adam Kuang and Alex Creely are thriving after their first year at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center. June 17, 2015 Read full story →