Materials science
A new approach to water desalination
July 2, 2012
Graphene sheets with precisely controlled pores have potential to purify water more efficiently than existing methods.
New technique allows simulation of noncrystalline materials
June 22, 2012
Multidisciplinary team develops mathematical approach that could help in simulating materials for solar cells and LEDs.
All-carbon solar cell harnesses infrared light
June 21, 2012
New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore.
Teaching self-assembling structures a new trick
June 7, 2012
MIT researchers produce 3-D configurations that could lead to new microchips and other devices.
Crowding causes cells to produce an orderly matrix of molecules
May 24, 2012
Making proteins stand in line could lead to more lifelike lab tests.
Nuclear science and engineering graduate students win NEUP fellowships
May 18, 2012
Black, Boyd and Shaner among 31 recipients
Gradečak wins Nano Letters young investigator award
May 7, 2012
Materials science and engineering professor studies nanophotonics and electronics.
Four MIT professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 3, 2012
Liskov, Suresh, Townsend and Young bring to 78 the number of Institute faculty who are NAS members.
New technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes
May 3, 2012
May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.
New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure
April 19, 2012
Nanoscale films developed at MIT promote bone growth, creating a stronger seal between implants and patients’ own bone.
Time magazine names Lo, Sadoway among the world’s ‘most influential’ people
April 18, 2012
Several MIT alumni also named to annual list.
New method to prevent undersea ice clogs
April 12, 2012
Surface coatings developed by MIT researchers could inhibit buildup of methane hydrates that can block deep-sea oil and gas wells.
Clean energy could lead to scarce materials
April 9, 2012
Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals.
Seeing the music in nature
April 3, 2012
From spider webs to tangled proteins, Markus Buehler finds the connections between mathematics, molecules and materials.
Buehler to receive Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Materials Research Society
March 30, 2012
Honored for highly innovative and creative work in computational modeling
A new dimension for solar energy
March 27, 2012
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.
Buckle in
March 26, 2012
Inspired by a toy, the ‘buckliball’ — a collapsible structure fabricated from a single piece of material — represents a new class of 3-D, origami-like structures.
Fiber laser points to woven 3-D displays
March 12, 2012
A fiber that can emit light along its length in any direction may herald flexible 3-D displays and medical tools that activate therapeutic compounds with bursts of light.
Catching some rays — lots of them
March 9, 2012
New MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.
Preventing contamination in recycling
March 6, 2012
New study examines ways to prevent accumulation of impurities in recycling aluminum.
Making droplets drop faster
February 23, 2012
New nanopatterned surfaces could improve the efficiency of powerplants and desalination systems.
Also labeled: Energy, Fluid dynamics, Physics, Mechanical engineering, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Research
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