Topic
School of Engineering
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The juggler
Dennis Grimard will help build and operate MIT.nano.
March 6, 2015 -
How it’s made
A seminar series on the nuts and bolts of constructing a 200,000 square-foot nanotechnology laboratory comes to MIT.
March 6, 2015 -
In science and engineering program, lessons about life
SEED Academy’s Life Mastery course at MIT helps local high school students develop critical skills.
March 5, 2015 -
New Mini-UROP program introduces freshmen to the diversity of research in Course 1
March 4, 2015 -
Squitching behavior
MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function.
March 4, 2015 -
MIT graduate students receive prestigious Lawrence award
Award acknowledges important contributions to inertial confinement research.
March 4, 2015 -
Call for 2015-2016 MIT Portugal Program PhDs and advanced courses
March 3, 2015 -
New technique allows analysis of clouds around exoplanets
Team describes use of method to determine properties of clouds surrounding the exoplanet Kepler-7b.
March 3, 2015 -
Five MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty specializing in mathematics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and economics among 126 selected.
March 2, 2015 -
Bridging the gap
MIT Class of 2018 president Colin Webb brings the MIT community together through collaboration and conversation.
March 2, 2015 -
Cheap, flexible solar
Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown's work shows.
March 2, 2015 -
New nanodevice defeats drug resistance
Tiny particles embedded in gel can turn off drug-resistance genes, then release cancer drugs.
March 2, 2015 -
Mystery solved: Why seashells’ mineral forms differently in seawater
Century-old riddle about aragonite formation is unraveled by scientists’ atomistic simulation.
March 2, 2015 -
New analysis shows ion slowdown in fuel cell material
Dislocations in oxides seen as promising electrolytes create a “traffic jam” for charged ions.
March 2, 2015 -
Fighting inefficiencies
Senior Sheldon Trotman designs computer programs to streamline human behavior.
February 27, 2015 -
Students invited to become Gordon Engineering Leaders
Program enables students to learn skills that will help them succeed in industry.
February 26, 2015 -
Faculty highlight: Vladimir Bulovic
MIT's associate dean for innovation is inventing at the nanoscale.
February 26, 2015 -
Social circles
MIT study details the degree to which urban movement is linked to social activity.
February 26, 2015 -
A mollusk of a different stripe
Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.
February 26, 2015 -
Lulu Li: Modeling the maelstrom inside a reactor
February 25, 2015