Edmund Bertschinger, head of the Department of Physics, will receive the Outstanding MAEStro Award from MAES-Latinos in Engineering and Science at its annual symposium in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 12.
The award recognizes individuals for their proactive and supporting efforts to increase the number of Latino students successfully completing high school and pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
MIT researchers have produced carbon fibers coated in carbon nanotubes without degrading the underlying fiber's strength. The engineered fibers may be woven into composites to make stronger, lighter airplane parts.Image: Stephen Steiner
Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighter
New technique advances carbon-fiber composites.
