Study finds unexpected long-range particle interactions
Spinning cells could attract each other across surprisingly long distances.
Nuh Gedik: Peering into the heart of matter
MIT physicist uses laser beams to study exotic electronic phenomena at high speeds.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
Chemical sensing on a chip
Anuradha Agarwal’s miniaturized infrared detection technology research offers the promise of inexpensive sensor networks for many applications.
Faculty highlight: Alexie Kolpak
Assistant professor studies how small differences in molecular structure alter behavior in unexpected ways for energy-related applications.
Seeking inspiration from ancient technologies
New fieldwork program in civil and environmental engineering takes students to Italy for a lesson in ancient infrastructure and materials.
How crispy is your bonbon?
New theory, inspired by chocolate coatings, predicts thickness of thin shells.
New institute will accelerate innovations in fibers and fabrics
National public-private consortium led by MIT will involve manufacturers, universities, agencies, companies.
A new mechanism for catalyzing the splitting of water
Researchers make an important step toward widespread adoption of water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel, an attractive alternative to fossil fuels.
How to make metal alloys that stand up to hydrogen
New approach to preventing embrittlement could be useful in nuclear reactors.
A window on nuclear science and engineering at MIT
The Nuclear Science and Engineering Graduate Research Expo provided a glimpse into the department for both the MIT community and prospective graduate students.
New chemistries found for liquid batteries
Grid-scale approach to rechargeable power storage gets new arsenal of possible materials.
Faculty highlight: Joseph Checkelsky
Synthesizing new physics: Assistant professor blends materials science and solid state physics to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons.
U.S. News gives top rankings to MIT graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; MIT Sloan is No. 5 business school.
Four professors named 2016 MacVicar Faculty Fellows
Devadas, Grossman, Sipser, and Tang awarded MIT’s highest undergraduate teaching award.