Embracing life’s surprises
Unexpected experimental results often give Associate Professor Cem Tasan new insights into how metals break and deform — and how to design damage-resistant alloys.
Meet the tight-knit technical staff who help MIT.nano handle any challenge
All together, a core group of MIT.nano staffers has more than 400 years of technical experience in nanoscale characterization and fabrication.
Daniel Anderson receives 2023 Wilhelm Exner Medal
Award honors researchers who “have had a direct impact on business and industry through their scientific achievements and contributions.”
Three MIT-led projects awarded MURI funding for 2023
Through the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, the US Department of Defense supports research projects in areas of critical importance to national defense.
Paula Hammond wins faculty’s Killian Award for 2023-24
The chemical engineer is honored for her work designing polymers and nanomaterials with wide-ranging applications in medicine and energy.
J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.
John Hart named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
A leader in manufacturing science and technology, Hart SM ’02, PhD ’06 will become department head effective July 1.
Four researchers with MIT ties earn 2023 Schmidt Science Fellowships
The illustrious prize supports early-career scientists and engineers as they pursue interdisciplinary work.
MIT HUMANS project breaks down borders, empowering global voices to reach for the stars
The HUMANS nanowafer, an MIT Space Exploration Initiative student-led project, will travel to the ISS this month, and later to the moon, carrying messages in more than 64 languages from over 80 countries.
MIT faculty tackle big ideas in a symposium kicking off Inauguration Day
Ahead of the Institute’s presidential inauguration, panelists describe advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits MIT
A campus summit with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems.
MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips
A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and more powerful chips.
Off-menu materials science
Rob Macfarlane synthesizes new composite materials by manipulating their structure at the nanometer scale.
A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis
The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized.
Two-component system could offer a new way to halt internal bleeding
The technology, which mimics the body’s natural clotting process, could help keep severely injured people alive until they are treated at a hospital.