All that is solid melts into air: Tomás Saraceno visits MIT
CAST visiting artist creates inflatable and airborne biospheres: speculative models for alternate ways of living.
New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body
These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
Controlling heat flow through a nanostructure
MIT researchers find that heat moving in materials called superlattices behaves like waves; finding could enable better thermoelectrics.
Stronger than a speeding bullet
New tests of nanostructured material could lead to better armor against everything from gunfire to micrometeorites.
A step toward stronger polymers
Counting loops that weaken materials could help researchers eliminate structural flaws.
Taking the sting out of medical tape
New adhesive comes off quickly, sparing infants’ delicate skin from damage.
How to communicate science visually
In a new book, MIT’s Felice Frankel aims to help scientists and engineers improve the way they portray their research through photos, diagrams and graphs.
A better way to shed water
MIT researchers find that lubricated, nanotextured surfaces improved performance of condensers in power and desalination plants.
Profile: Ju Li explores new nanomaterials
Working from the scale of atoms on up, he designs materials for future energy applications.
New technique reveals lithium in action
Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
Probing the mysteries of cracks and stresses
Analysis of molecular-level fracture and stress mechanisms could have broad implications for understanding materials’ behavior.