Study opens route to flexible electronics made from exotic materials
Cost-effective method produces semiconducting films from materials that outperform silicon.
Startup uses 3-D printing to reinvent the production of metal parts
With an MIT alumnus and four professors among its co-founders, Desktop Metal is pushing the boundaries of metal 3-D printing.
Takian Fakhrul: Paving “one-way streets” for light inside photonic devices
PhD student designs materials that help guide light within silicon chips, and seeks to advance materials science in her home country of Bangladesh.
Developing new ways to advance copper production
U.S. Department of Energy grant will support the Allanore lab's advancement of copper production from sulfur-based minerals.
MIT alumnus and GM engineer returns to campus to inspire student innovation
Will Dickson ’14 is trailblazing new ways to spark collaborations and scout talent.
Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware
Researchers incorporate optoelectronic diodes into fibers and weave them into washable fabrics.
Nanoparticles give immune cells a boost
Drugs carried in cellular “backpacks” help T cells to destroy tumors.
Summer projects in motion
Lab assignments for MIT Materials Research Laboratory undergraduate researchers and teachers cut across disciplines.
Let it rain! New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof
MIT-developed process could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals.
Neural implants modulate microstructures in the brain with pinpoint accuracy
MIT researchers develop new tools to enable targeted delivery of drugs to deep brain structures through implanted microprobes.
Broadening the range of material rewards
Headed by Carl Thompson, the newly formed Materials Research Laboratory opens up opportunities for industrial partnerships.
The heart of the materials
From cobalt-free, high-entropy alloys to synthetic goose down, the Materials Project Laboratory offers students a chance to explore.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2018-19
Ranked at the top for the seventh straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 48 disciplines.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Awardees will use grants to advance research in areas including energy storage, renewables expansion modeling, and the chemistry of electrocatalysts.
GAIN program to connect community college students to career opportunities
Jaramillo lab launches a summer program to broaden the horizons of local students interested in materials science and engineering.