John Waugh, Institute Professor emeritus, dies at 85
Chemist pioneered development of NMR spectroscopy, allowing study of molecular structures of solids.
Smarter sensing
PhD student Joseph Azzarelli works on low-cost sensors to monitor the environment and save money.
Improving a new breed of solar cells
Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new record for efficiency in such devices, could unlock new uses.
Why eumelanin is such a good absorber of light
Researchers uncover secret of a ubiquitous pigment’s ability to absorb a broad spectrum of light.
Mastering chemical recipes to make new materials
Mircea Dincă creates next-generation synthetic materials for next-generation energy technologies, electronics, and chemical products.
Suntharalingam receives 2014 Dalton Young Researchers Award
Selected for contributions to the design and development of new metallo-pharmaceuticals and to the understanding of their complex mechanisms of action.
MIT announces new initiative on environment
Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields.
Getting more electricity out of solar cells
New MIT model can guide design of solar cells that produce less waste heat, more useful current.
Buchwald receives 2014 Pauling Medal Award
Linus Pauling Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry
Reinventing copper extraction with electricity
Antoine Allanore is developing molten copper sulfide electrolysis to improve purity and drastically reduce pollutants.
New material for flat semiconductors
Researchers find a two-dimensional, self-assembling material that might produce solar cells or transistors.
Seven faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 204 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.