Chemistry and chemical engineering
New views at the nanoscale
April 27, 2010
MIT researchers are building a microscope that uses MRI technology to image viruses and other tiny biological structures.
Also labeled: Microscopy
Four undergraduates named Goldwater scholars
April 26, 2010
Three from MIT win Gates scholarships
April 8, 2010
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Biology, Students, Architecture, Mathematics, Urban studies and planning
Slackers and superstars of the microbial workplace
March 26, 2010
MIT chemical engineers find that yeast engineered to manufacture drugs vary widely in their productivity
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology
In the World: Nanotech on the farm
March 12, 2010
MIT chemical engineer Paula Hammond lends her nanotechnology expertise to farmers in Africa.
Also labeled: Agriculture, Environment, In the world, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Technology and society
Listening in on single cells
March 8, 2010
A novel sensor array is the first to detect single molecules produced by living cells.
LGO student Fetcho-Phillips receives "New Faces of Engineering" award
March 4, 2010
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Students
A new way to build membranes for fuel cells
February 17, 2010
Layer-by-layer assembly system could lead to improved fuel cells, batteries and solar panels
Carbon-capturing enzyme: MIT chemists learn from nature
January 19, 2010
New ‘nanoburrs’ could help fight heart disease
January 19, 2010
Targeted nanoparticles can home in on damaged vascular tissue and may be used to deliver drugs that help clear arteries
New and improved RNA interference
January 4, 2010
Researchers use RNA interference to silence multiple genes at once. The advance, which one expert calls a ‘substantial breakthrough,’ could lead to new treatments for liver diseases.
Stephen L. Buchwald to receive 2010 Gustavus J. Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest
December 21, 2009
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty
CIMIT awards three graduate fellowships to MIT students
December 4, 2009
A greener way to get electricity from natural gas
December 3, 2009
A proposed system would use solid-oxide fuel cells to produce power without sending CO2 into the atmosphere. But can it compete with conventional power plants?
Also labeled: Energy, Environment and energy
Astronaut and orthopedic surgeon Bobby Satcher tweets his NASA mission
November 30, 2009
The shuttle Atlantis brought seven astronauts including Robert Satcher ’86, PhD ’93, an orthopedic surgeon who tweeted through space, back to Earth on Nov. 27, after a 11-day NASA mission to stock the International Space Station.
One word: bioplastics
November 17, 2009
At a new plant in Iowa, MIT-rooted technology will use bacteria to turn corn into biodegradable plastics.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Energy, Food, Genetics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
Nanoparticles for gene therapy improve
November 5, 2009
MIT team’s nanoparticles could become a safer alternative to gene therapy delivered by viruses.
Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
October 27, 2009
In the President's visit to MIT labs he showed keen interest, quick understanding and warm appreciation, say his hosts
Strano, Rubins make PopSci's 'Brilliant 10'
October 23, 2009
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Whitehead Institute
Goldwasser, Stubbe named Franklin Institute laureates
October 21, 2009
Deshpande Center's latest funding cycle supports goal of 'idea to impact'
October 17, 2009
Since 2002, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation has funded more than 80 projects with over $9 M in grants. The center supports a wide range of emerging technologies including biotechnology, biomedical devices, information technology, new materials, tiny tech, and energy innovations. Eighteen projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $150 million in outside financing from investors.
MIT grad has Nobel connection
October 15, 2009
Fuel cells get a boost
October 15, 2009
Creating tiny steps to electrode surfaces can double the efficiency of the emissions-free electricity sources, MIT researchers find.
Also labeled: Materials science, Energy, Mechanical engineering, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Physics
A capital achievement
October 7, 2009
In White House ceremony, President Barack Obama presents JoAnne Stubbe with the National Medal of Science in recognition of enzyme research that led to cancer drug.
Biochemist JoAnne Stubbe wins National Medal of Science
September 17, 2009
Nation's top science honor goes to MIT biochemist for her role in helping reveal the mechanism of enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair
MIT 4th overall among U.S. universities, U.S. News says
August 20, 2009
Engineering again ranked best in class
A new way to prepare fluorinated pharmaceuticals
August 13, 2009
New method gives drug designers more flexibility
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
Researchers make carbon nanotubes without metal catalyst
August 10, 2009
Oxides, as well as metals, seem to be able to sprout carbon nanotubes, study finds
Extending the shelf life of antibody drugs
June 29, 2009
New model allows researchers to design more stable drugs
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
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