http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/materials-science.html Materials science 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/materials-science.html 88 31 Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sigma-xi-tt0507.html Michel Barsoum PhD '85, distinguished professor at Drexel University, will deliver the 2008 Sigma Xi Lecture, entitled "The Mystery of the Great Egyptian Pyramids: The role of materials research in suggesting a partial solution," on May 7. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/sigma-xi-tt0507.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/peeling-0330.html Frustrated by tape that won't peel off the roll in a straight line? Angry at wallpaper that refuses to tear neatly off the wall? A new study by an MIT mathematician and others shows that wallpaper is simply obeying the laws of physics. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/peeling-0330.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/thermoelectric-0320.html Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products that run cleaner. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/thermoelectric-0320.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/raft-tt0319.html Oceangoing sailing rafts plied the waters of the equatorial Pacific long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, and traveled from modern-day Chile to western Mexico, according to new findings by MIT researchers. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/raft-tt0319.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rd-spiders-tt0319.html The strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds that work cooperatively to resist force and dissipate energy, MIT researchers report. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/rd-spiders-tt0319.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/obit-rich-0305.html Miriam Yoffa Rich, who worked for 41 years as a laboratory technician at MIT, died Wednesday, Feb. 6. She was 88. Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/obit-rich-0305.html