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.
The art of construction: Chemistry lab takes center stage in an artist’s exhibition
In search of a space under construction in which to stage an art installation, grad student Angel Chen was drawn to Building 18’s fourth floor lab renovation.
Robert Griffin awarded Richard R. Ernst Prize in Magnetic Resonance
Griffin honored for pioneering contributions to high-resolution solid state nuclear magnetic resonance and its applications to biological systems.
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.
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.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2017-18
Ranked at the top for the sixth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 46 disciplines.
Hacking apparel becomes lucrative business for alumni
Clothing tinkerers innovate fashion with science-based performance dresswear and 3-D knitting.
Chemists reveal amyloid structure
Discovery of how amyloids bind metal ions sheds light on protein function.
Richard Schrock wins faculty’s Killian Award
Chemist honored for his pioneering research in inorganic and organometallic chemistry.
J-WAFS awards $1.4 million in third round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $200,000 per year for two years, overhead free, for innovative research on food and water challenges.
MIT researchers develop new way to clear pollutants from water
Electrochemical method can remove even tiny amounts of contamination.
William Tisdale wins Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Associate professor receives honor for young academics who combine outstanding teaching with impressive independent scholarship in the chemical sciences.
Microscopic answers to humanity’s looming questions about food, water, and energy
Chemistry alumni and friends enjoy an evening of food, drink, and talks by Associate Professor Mircea Dincă and Assistant Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen.
National Academy of Sciences elects six MIT professors for 2017
Bell, Bhatia, Cummins, Duflo, Jensen, and Mavalvala honored for research achievements.