Laying the foundation for new energy technology
Theoretical chemist Troy Van Voorhis probes big energy-related questions, scrutinizing electrons and chemical bonds to improve sustainable energy solutions.
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Microscopy technique could enable more informative biopsies
Expanding tissue samples before imaging offers detailed information about disease.
Ultra-high-contrast digital sensing
Technique could lead to cameras that can handle light of any intensity, audio that doesn’t skip or pop.
Felice Frankel: Creating images to explain science concepts
MIT researcher helps scientists and engineers hone their visual imagery.
Wearable device reveals consumer emotions
Startup’s stress sensor tracks users’ unconscious responses to products and experiences.
Metal-free MRI contrast agent could be safer for some patients
New agent could be used for certain high-risk groups and may enable longer-term tumor imaging.
Miniaturizing the brain of a drone
Method for designing efficient computer chips may get miniature smart drones off the ground.
Summer interns' lab work underway
Summer Scholars in materials science and engineering are tackling projects ranging from magnetic thin films to catalysts for energy.
Kit Cummins awarded the American Chemical Society Pauling Medal
Award presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement in chemistry in the spirit of, and in honor of, Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
A new way of extracting copper
Researchers develop an electrically-driven process to separate commercially important metals from sulfide minerals in one step without harmful byproducts.
Scientists produce dialysis membrane made from graphene
Material can filter nanometer-sized molecules at 10 to 100 times the rate of commercial membranes.
School of Science professors granted tenure
Seven award-winning faculty members represent the departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions
Machine learning approach could aid the design of industrial processes for drug manufacturing.
Anantha Chandrakasan named dean of School of Engineering
Head of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will succeed Ian Waitz.
Measuring biological dust in the wind
A technique developed in the Cziczo Lab may be the most accurate way of identifying biological aerosols from mineral dust in the atmosphere and analyzing their contribution to cloud formation and climate change.