Chemistry and chemical engineering

Going with the flowNew 3-D microfluidic system offers greater control over production of drug-delivering nanoparticles.

Alum-astronaut Robert Satcher: ‘We need to get everybody on board’Delivers keynote address at the annual Laureates and Leaders induction ceremony

Research update: Continuous medical monitoringTiny 'microworms' could be implanted under the skin to give readout of blood sugar levels or other biomedical information.

Chris Boyce wins Gates scholarshipMIT senior co-founded company focused on creating stretchable, bendable electronics and solar panels.

MISTI sends more than 50 students abroad over IAPTake on real-world challenges in places such as Mexico, Germany and France

A life filled with firstsEllen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female graduate and faculty member, opened the door for women in science, and founded ecology and home economics along the way.

Canned, goodMore than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.

Selection by size and substanceTechnique could produce filters that select molecules according to their chemical properties and dimensions.

Delivering a potent cancer drug with nanoparticles can lessen side effectsThe new nanoparticle, which delivers the drug in a form activated when it reaches its target, also treats tumors more effectively than the unadorned drug in mice.

Kristala Prather honored for excellence in teachingSelected to receive the School of Engineering’s Junior Bose Award.

Emeritus: On the trail of aflatoxinToxicologist Gerald Wogan has dedicated his career to understanding — and fighting — a deadly carcinogen.

Direct deliveryCancer scientists believe nanoparticles could accurately target tumors, avoiding side effects.

Fine-tuning photosynthesisMIT analysis shows how synthetic systems for capturing the sun’s energy could be made more efficient.

More than just a pretty flowerMIT chemists engineer the periwinkle plant to produce compounds that could become more effective cancer drugs.

Catching the sun’s heatStoring thermal energy in chemical form has the potential to make it indefinitely storable and transportable.

Love named one of Popular Science magazine’s 'Brilliant 10'Assistant professor honored for immunology work.

MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fairEvent also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.

New nanoparticles could improve cancer treatmentParticles can deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly to prostate-cancer cells.

Getting bacteria to do a plant’s jobResearchers engineer microbes for low-cost production of precursor of anticancer drug Taxol and other pharmaceuticals.

Doğutan, Nocera win award for microwave researchPostdoc, advisor recognized for significant contributions to renewable energy research

Frank talk on U.S. energy innovationMIT alumnus Steven E. Koonin, DoE under secretary for science, says economics, not technology, is the driver.

Putting carbon dioxide to good useMIT biological engineers have found a way to convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast.

Squeezing more production out of bacteriaMIT chemical engineers demonstrate a new way to dramatically boost bacteria’s manufacturing abilities.

Solar funnelNew antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy.

Pushing ions through carbon nanotubesThe tiny, multitalented carbon tubes can carry single molecules, one at a time.

Solar cell, heal thyselfNew self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance.

Toward greener chemistryBreaking up phosphorus with ultraviolet light may offer a safer, simpler way to build many industrial and household chemicals.

From sponges, a potential cancer drugMIT chemists have synthesized a family of natural compounds that have shown promise in killing tumor cells.