http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/chemistry.html Chemistry and chemical engineering headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/chemistry.html 88 31 Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/welch-0509.html For his pioneering work that has helped scientists unlock the mysteries of RNA and DNA, as well as important scientific discoveries that have opened up new fields of science, Alexander Rich had been named the 38th recipient of the Welch Award in Chemistry. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/welch-0509.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rnai-0427.html A team of researchers from MIT and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has developed safe and effective methods to perform RNA interference, a therapy that holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases including cancer and hepatitis. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rnai-0427.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/heparin-0423.html An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in the United States and Germany. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/heparin-0423.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/pyramid-tt0402.html Even though they are among the best-known structures on Earth, the pyramids of Egypt may still hold surprises. This spring, an MIT class is testing a controversial theory that some of these structures may consist of concrete. Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/pyramid-tt0402.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/eng-research-0402.html Professor Karen Gleason, the Alexander and I. Michael Kasser Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been named associate dean of engineering for research, Dean Subra Suresh announced this week. Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/eng-research-0402.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/langer-maxplanck-0318.html Institute Professor Robert Langer has been chosen as one of two winners of the 2008 Max Planck Research Award, a 1.5 million-euro science prize funded by the German government. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/langer-maxplanck-0318.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/eureka-march-0311.html An MIT materials scientist's research on sea snails has helped transform battery technology and may end the era when cell phones die if they're dropped and PDAs must be replaced if they get dunked in the tub. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/eureka-march-0311.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/adhesive-0218.html MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/adhesive-0218.html