Materials science

MIT research made the cover of Advanced Materials this month. The image shows a slide covered with microscopic dots of biomaterials superimposed by one of those dots in close-up. MIT researchers have used such microarrays to quickly identify new materials.

MIT sleuths discover quick way to new materials

November 28, 2005

Here, a soliton (blob with red and blue stripes) moves along a conducting polymer chain (aqua and yellow for hydrogen and carbon). The soliton blob causes a localized bend in the chain. The traditional way to make polymer actuate is to dope the material with an ion such as sodium, represented by the red dot.

MIT closes in on bionic speed

November 7, 2005

Research team borrows metal tool for protein engineering

October 25, 2005

MIT chosen for national role fighting cancer

October 4, 2005

Suresh wins major materials science award

September 12, 2005

Image shows two glass slides on top of a photo of a lotus flower. Both slides were placed in a freezer then brought out into humid air before being positioned over the photo. Slide #1 is coated with MIT's anti-fogging coating, Slide #2 is not.

MIT research could clear up foggy problem

September 8, 2005

Institute Professor Morris Cohen dies

May 31, 2005

DuPont backs MIT research with additional $25M

May 19, 2005

These DNA dots, each only about 200 nanometers in diameter, were printed using a new 'nano-printing' technique developed at MIT.

New technique may speed DNA analysis

May 18, 2005

MIT President Susan Hockfield shakes hands with Dr. Gianfelice Rocca after the two signed an agreement launching the Roberto Rocca Project, which will support collaboration between MIT and Milan Politecnico.

MIT builds bridge to Milan

April 25, 2005

A sensor film made of a novel semiconducting organic polymer undergoes a lasing process when exposed to ultraviolet light. When TNT is present, it binds to the polymer and quenches the beam.

MIT scientists improve explosives detection

April 20, 2005

Intelligent plastics change shape with light

April 13, 2005

Asao Sakamoto has experimented with a range of uses for lacquer, which adds zip to this collection of Zippo lighters. Sakamoto will be speaking on Tuesday, April 12, in Room E51-095.

Take a new look at lacquer

April 6, 2005

Langer shares $1M Dan David Prize

March 3, 2005

Suresh elected to Third World Academy of Sciences

December 15, 2004

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