After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
Liquid tin-sulfur compound shows thermoelectric potential
MIT researchers create a high-temperature device that produces electricity from industrial waste heat.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2017-18
Ranked at the top for the sixth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 46 disciplines.
Featured video: Making medallions
Students create bronze medallions of the MIT seal for new graduates of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Envisioning the future of metal and mineral production
MIT researchers team up with leaders from the metals and minerals industry to envision a more sustainable future.
Study offers guidance for targeting residual ovarian tumors
Findings support new strategy of continuous drug delivery by implantable device.
Making brain implants smaller could prolong their lifespan
Thin fibers could be used to deliver drugs or electrical stimulation, with less damage to the brain.
J-WAFS awards $1.4 million in third round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $200,000 per year for two years, overhead free, for innovative research on food and water challenges.
High-temperature devices made from films that bend as they “breathe”
Mechanical actuators developed by MIT team expand and contract as they let oxygen in and out.
Engineer, pianist, global citizen
Senior Tiffany Yeh explores health care and poverty through working abroad, and cultivates her love of music while at home.
Geoffrey Beach: Drawn to explore magnetism
Materials researcher is working on the magnetic memory of the future.
Exelon Generation supports research on advanced nuclear fuel cladding coatings
Exelon Generation funding for the MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems could transform the performance of the fuel cladding in light water reactors.
Not stuck on silicon
Engineers use graphene as a “copy machine” to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.
Collegiate inventors awarded 2017 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
Students recognized for inventive solutions to challenges in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.