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Engineering for extreme environments

An MIT materials scientist is developing nanocomposite materials that can endure extreme conditions such as radiation and high temperatures, for use in energy production. June 24, 2009

Nanotechnology expert wins Lemelson-MIT Prize

Professor Chad Mirkin, director of Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology, has been awarded the 2009 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. June 24, 2009

Engineers slow concrete creep to a crawl

MIT civil engineers have for the first time identified what causes concrete to gradually deform, decreasing its durability and shortening the lifespan of infrastructures such as bridges and nuclear waste containment vessels. June 15, 2009

MIT, INL launch research collaboration

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology today began a major new collaboration that will enrich each institution's research activities in nanoscience and nanotechnology. June 1, 2009

Spinning at the nanoscale

MIT Professor of Chemical Engineering Gregory Rutledge is exploring new ways to create electrospun nanofibers, which hold promise for applications including protective clothing and wearable power. May 5, 2009

A material for all seasons

Graphene is a recently-discovered material with unique characteristics, and several teams of MIT researchers are hard at work trying to understand its behavior and find new applications for it. May 4, 2009

Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles

MIT researchers have developed tiny gold particles that can home in on tumors, and then, by absorbing energy from near-infrared light and emitting it as heat, destroy tumors with minimal side effects. May 4, 2009

It's a fine line

Researchers at MIT have found a novel method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip, using a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque, and vice versa, just by exposing it to certain wavelengths of light. April 9, 2009

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