Chemistry and chemical engineering
A life filled with firsts
January 26, 2011
Ellen 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.
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Biology, Environment, Faculty, History of MIT, MIT150, Students, Timeline, Water
Canned, good
January 12, 2011
More than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.
Selection by size and substance
January 12, 2011
Technique could produce filters that select molecules according to their chemical properties and dimensions.
Also labeled: Materials science
Delivering a potent cancer drug with nanoparticles can lessen side effects
January 11, 2011
The 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 teaching
December 14, 2010
Selected to receive the School of Engineering’s Junior Bose Award.
Emeritus: On the trail of aflatoxin
December 6, 2010
Toxicologist Gerald Wogan has dedicated his career to understanding — and fighting — a deadly carcinogen.
Direct delivery
November 18, 2010
Cancer scientists believe nanoparticles could accurately target tumors, avoiding side effects.
Fine-tuning photosynthesis
November 5, 2010
MIT analysis shows how synthetic systems for capturing the sun’s energy could be made more efficient.
More than just a pretty flower
November 4, 2010
MIT chemists engineer the periwinkle plant to produce compounds that could become more effective cancer drugs.
Catching the sun’s heat
October 26, 2010
Storing 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'
October 21, 2010
Assistant professor honored for immunology work.
MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fair
October 18, 2010
Event also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.
New nanoparticles could improve cancer treatment
October 5, 2010
Particles can deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly to prostate-cancer cells.
Langer to receive National Academy of Engineering award
October 1, 2010
Institute Professor cited for inventions, development
Getting bacteria to do a plant’s job
October 1, 2010
Researchers engineer microbes for low-cost production of precursor of anticancer drug Taxol and other pharmaceuticals.
Doğutan, Nocera win award for microwave research
September 29, 2010
Postdoc, advisor recognized for significant contributions to renewable energy research
Frank talk on U.S. energy innovation
September 23, 2010
MIT alumnus Steven E. Koonin, DoE under secretary for science, says economics, not technology, is the driver.
Putting carbon dioxide to good use
September 22, 2010
MIT biological engineers have found a way to convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast.
Squeezing more production out of bacteria
September 21, 2010
MIT chemical engineers demonstrate a new way to dramatically boost bacteria’s manufacturing abilities.
Solar funnel
September 13, 2010
New antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy.
Pushing ions through carbon nanotubes
September 10, 2010
The tiny, multitalented carbon tubes can carry single molecules, one at a time.
Also labeled: Carbon nanotubes, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Water, Graduate, postdoctoral, Students
Solar cell, heal thyself
September 7, 2010
New self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance.
Toward greener chemistry
September 2, 2010
Breaking up phosphorus with ultraviolet light may offer a safer, simpler way to build many industrial and household chemicals.
From sponges, a potential cancer drug
August 30, 2010
MIT chemists have synthesized a family of natural compounds that have shown promise in killing tumor cells.
A better way to grow stem cells
August 23, 2010
New synthetic surfaces overcome challenges posed by existing methods for cultivating stem cells.
15 MIT students awarded DOE-funded Science Graduate Fellowships
August 10, 2010
Among 150 students nationwide awarded fellowships in program's first year
Super-sizing a cancer drug minimizes side effects
July 28, 2010
Researchers design a new version of cisplatin that spares the kidneys, letting doctors use higher doses.
Don Sadoway on innovation in energy storage
July 19, 2010
"What I Learned in 3.091 was All I Needed to Know" from Technology Day 2010
Postdoctoral associate wins cancer fellowship
July 14, 2010
Heller, of chemical engineering, named among 18 fellows
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Cancer
Emeritus: Engineering a new path
June 29, 2010
MIT chemical engineer Edward Merrill helped steer his field toward biomedicine.



























