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Fusion, and specifically the physics of plasmas, has remained Nuno Loureiro’s primary research focus through graduate school, postdoc stints, and now in his research and teaching at MIT.

Nuno Loureiro: Probing the world of plasmas

Physicist explores the behavior of the universe’s most abundant form of matter.

October 15, 2018

With an enthusiastic team, Yoel Fink, a professor of materials science and electrical engineering and CEO of Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a $300 million institute on the edge of campus, is shaping a new destiny for fabrics.

Fabrics are the future

Professor Yoel Fink is helping MIT lead the way in transforming the fabric materials in our lives.

October 12, 2018

Matt Ellis PhD ’17 (left) and Sam Shaner SM ’14 PhD ’18 have designed a nuclear reactor that deploys a molten nitrate salt coolant that allows the reactor to reach higher operating temperatures than current water-cooled reactors.

Powered by idealism and pragmatism

Matt Ellis PhD ’17 and Sam Shaner SM ’14, PhD ’18 launch a startup to develop an advanced nuclear reactor design.

October 11, 2018

Takian Fakhrul, a fourth-year PhD student in MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

Takian Fakhrul: Paving “one-way streets” for light inside photonic devices

PhD student designs materials that help guide light within silicon chips, and seeks to advance materials science in her home country of Bangladesh.

October 2, 2018

“It’s a fantastic place. It’s the center of innovation,” Professor David Thesmar says about MIT. “It’s something you feel very strongly when you come here, the energy around campus. People are very serious about the progression of academic science.”

Does free flow of capital make the economy more efficient?

David Thesmar studies what happens when the finance sector shakes up the whole economy.

September 26, 2018

As the additive manufacturing lead at Lincoln Laboratory, Derek Straub works with technical staff to design 3-D-printed parts for various systems and technologies and oversees production on nine industrial machines.

Derek Straub: Shaping the future of additive manufacturing

Lincoln Laboratory's 3-D printing lead has been named to Manufacturing Engineering magazine's 30 Under 30 list.

September 25, 2018

“Being a teacher was something I wanted from the youngest age,” says Cynthia L. Reed Associate Professor of French Studies and Language Bruno Perreau.

Civil rights in a complex world

Professor Bruno Perreau examines the relationships between personal identity and public institutions.

September 12, 2018

Yo-yo champion pursues his passions at MIT

Alex Hattori, a senior in MechE and six-time national yo-yo champion, explores yo-yos and robotics inside and out of the classroom.

September 7, 2018

“The classroom is where I practice and cultivate a kind of utopia with my students, in the best possible sense,” says Associate Professor Ana Miljacki.

Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers

Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world.

September 5, 2018

Exploring cancer metabolism

Matthew Vander Heiden seeks new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism.

August 28, 2018

Amy Glasmeier, professor of economic geography and regional planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, developed the popular Living Wage Calculator.

Putting the Living Wage Calculator into action

Corporations and nonprofits are applying the popular MIT online tool to shape policy and set wages.

August 21, 2018

Investigating Earth’s earliest life

Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet.

August 18, 2018

“Science is a way to connect with people around the world. There are no national boundaries; it's like a more unified network of people working on problems and discussing them,” says Associate Professor Jessika Trancik.

Shaping technology’s future

With data-informed models, Jessika Trancik seeks ways to coax progress toward sustainable energy systems.

August 15, 2018

Economics PhD student Ryan Hill, shown with daughter Norah, studies the role of risk in science. “There are a lot of projects that fail,” he notes. “And that’s a fundamental part of innovation.”

Risk, failure, and living your life: The economics of being an early-career scientist

Doctoral student Ryan Hill studies factors that influence researchers’ professional paths, while lending his voice to support student families.

August 9, 2018

Seth Mnookin brings bestselling author’s touch to teaching science journalism

Science “pushes me to constantly go out of my comfort zone,” says director of MIT’s science writing program.

July 26, 2018

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