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Chemistry and chemical engineering
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Getting (drugs) under your skin
Using ultrasound waves, researchers boost skin’s permeability to drugs.
September 14, 2012 -
Leonard A. Gould, EECS emeritus professor, dies at 85
Joined MIT faculty in 1953; studied control problems and dynamic modeling.
September 13, 2012 -
How to clean up oil spills
MIT researchers devise a surprisingly simple but effective method for magnetically separating oil and water.
September 12, 2012 -
Jeffrey Steinfeld named ACS Fellow
MIT chemist is one of 96 recognized for outstanding accomplishments in the field.
August 29, 2012 -
Merging tissue and electronics
New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices.
August 27, 2012 -
Two MIT chemists win ACS awards
Buchwald, Swager honored by the American Chemical Society
August 22, 2012 -
Teaching a microbe to make fuel
Genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.
August 21, 2012 -
Patterning defect-free nanocrystal films with nanometer resolution
New process developed at MIT could enable better LED displays, solar cells and biosensors — and foster basic physics research.
August 20, 2012 -
ChemLab Boot Camp: MIT OpenCourseWare launches reality series
A new series of videos to be published this fall follows 14 MIT freshmen through their introduction to hands-on science.
August 14, 2012 -
Graphene’s behavior depends on where it sits
New findings show that the material beneath the thin carbon sheets determines how they react chemically and electrically.
August 13, 2012 -
Wrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications
MIT team discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns of microscale wrinkles.
August 1, 2012 -
UC Berkeley joins edX
UC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online-learning collaborative; edX broadens free course offerings into public health, computer science and solid-state chemistry; opens registration
July 24, 2012 -
New drug candidate shows promise against cancer
Platinum compound may offer an alternative to cisplatin, a widely used chemotherapy agent.
July 11, 2012 -
Researchers explain how dye-based nanotubes can help harvest light’s energy
Tiny cylinders help reveal how natural-light-harvesting antennae collect light with exceptional efficiency.
July 6, 2012 -
New technique allows simulation of noncrystalline materials
Multidisciplinary team develops mathematical approach that could help in simulating materials for solar cells and LEDs.
June 22, 2012 -
All-carbon solar cell harnesses infrared light
New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore.
June 21, 2012 -
Researchers achieve RNA interference, in a lighter package
Pared-down nucleic acid nanoparticle poses less risk of side effects, offers better targeting.
June 4, 2012 -
Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
Engineers design nanoparticles that deliver high doses of antibiotics directly to bacteria.
May 4, 2012 -
Comparing apples and oranges
New sensor can accurately measure fruits’ ripeness, helping prevent loss of produce from spoilage.
April 30, 2012 -
Through a glass, clearly
MIT researchers find a way to make glass that’s anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare.
April 26, 2012