Robert Griffin receives the ACS E. Bright Wilson Award
Professor of chemistry and head of the Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory honored for his pioneering contributions to the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Breaking through the bacteria barrier
New microfluidic device may speed up DNA insertion in bacteria, the first step in genetic engineering.
Reuben Saunders named 2016-2017 Churchill Scholar
MIT senior and chemistry major will pursue graduate studies in the U.K.
Engineering foe into friend
Bose Grant awardee Jacquin Niles aims to repurpose the malaria parasite for drug delivery.
Tracing a cellular family tree
New technique allows tracking of gene expression over generations of cells as they specialize.
A healthy breakdown
Researchers discover how some organisms process oxalate, a molecule that can harm humans.
New device uses carbon nanotubes to snag molecules
Nanotube “forest” in a microfluidic channel may help detect rare proteins and viruses.
MIT chemists characterize a chemical state thought to be unobservable
Researchers determine the energy and map the structure of a chemical reaction’s transition state.
Senior Alyssa Napier dedicates herself to improving MIT
Chemistry major works to address social justice issues.
Alan Davison, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 79
Longtime MIT professor was a "serial innovator" whose inventions included Cardiolite, an important tool in clinical nuclear cardiology.
Chemists create adaptable metallic-cage gels
New materials could be tuned for applications including drug delivery and water filtration.
Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water
New “water adhesive” is tougher than natural adhesives employed by mussels and barnacles.