Surface properties command attention
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Faculty highlight: Michael Rubner
Materials scientist Mike Rubner’s collaboration with chemical engineer Robert Cohen yields anti-fog coatings, synthetic "backpacks" for living cells.
Magnetic neural control with nanoparticles
Customized arrays of iron oxide nanoparticles are possible based on their differing responses to alternating magnetic fields, MIT researchers report.
Teaching light new tricks
Graduate student Wade Hsu and colleagues confine light to a crystal surface and design a transparent display using nanoparticles.
A mirror with a peephole
MIT graduate student Yichen Shen designs a photonic crystal system that lets light pass through at a specific angle.
Let the research begin
Materials Processing Center and the Center for Materials Science and Engineering host 14 summer interns for undergraduate research experiences.
Advancing medicine, layer by layer
Studies by graduate students Stephen Morton and Nisarg Shah show progress toward better cancer treatment and bone replacement.
Faculty highlight: Paula Hammond
Engineering tiny paths to cancer treatment, bone regrowth, and wound healing, Paula Hammond serves as an exemplary researcher-educator within the MIT community.
Getting ready for summer solar vehicle race
MIT team members preparing "Valkyrie" for Austin to St. Paul run in July.
A window to the art of classical manufacturing science
MIT Glass Lab, Foundry, and Forge renovations will feature glass walls for better viewing, extra space, and more.
Faculty highlight: Jeff Gore
Championing biophysics research: MIT professor Jeff Gore brings together interdisciplinary team, explores population dynamics in yeast and honeybees.
Honeybees show tipping points
MIT graduate student Lei Dai working with Pennsylvania researchers to apply population dynamics to hive collapse problem.
Faculty highlight: Keith Nelson
Spectroscopy techniques demonstrate ballistic motion at micron length scales, open door to new possibilities for semiconductors, thermoelectrics.
Faculty highlight: Katharina Ribbeck
Dissecting the inner workings of the mucus barrier could yield better drugs, prevent disease