Julia Ortony: Concocting nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.
Professor Emeritus Ali Argon, pioneer in the mechanics of materials, dies at 89
Longtime MIT professor was a world leader in inelastic deformation and fracture of engineering materials.
Jeffrey Grossman named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Materials engineering and energy expert to succeed Chris Schuh.
Widening metal tolerance for hydrogels
MIT graduate student Seth Cazzell shows controlling pH enables reversible hydrogel formation in wider range of metal concentrations.
Making buildings from industrial waste
Following a successful project creating bricks from pulp plant waste in northern India, Elsa Olivetti is looking for ways to repurpose slag produced by the metals industry.
Using online, game-based simulations to train photonic technicians and engineers
MIT wins $5 million grant to develop a virtual lab that will prepare students for jobs in industry and government.
Planning for death, as a way to improve life
Startup co-founded by alumna Suelin Chen helps people share their end-of-life wishes with loved ones.
Two MIT professors named 2019 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Li-Huei Tsai and Christopher Schuh recognized for research innovations addressing Alzheimer’s disease and metal mechanics.
New treatment could ease the passage of kidney stones
Muscle relaxants delivered to the ureter can reduce contractions that cause pain when passing a stone.
Five MIT students named 2020 Rhodes Scholars
Ali Daher, Claire Halloran, Francisca Vasconcelos, Billy Andersen Woltz, and Megan Yamoah will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
MIT to receive $260 million from Lord Foundation of Massachusetts
Longstanding supporter of the Institute allows for flexibility in determining how funds will be used.
MADMEC teams address plastic waste problem with materials science
Finalists presented an alternative to nondegradable plastics, and an additive to help plastics decompose.
A new mathematical approach to understanding zeolites
Study of minerals widely used in industrial processes could lead to discovery of new materials for catalysis and filtering.
A new way to corrosion-proof thin atomic sheets
Ultrathin coating could protect 2D materials from corrosion, enabling their use in optics and electronics.