Chiral molecules have been key to many drug therapies, optical devices, and functional materials. Mechanical engineers have now found that chirality can emerge from nonchiral systems, suggesting new ways to engineer these mirror-image structures.

Thanks to a new technology from MIT, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling tiny sensors and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumor is present. The approach could become a new gold standard for diagnosing lung cancer.

Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, a doctoral candidate in media arts and sciences and a MAD Design Fellow, researches how technology and tradition intersect in rural spaces, particularly in Colombia.

MIT materials science and engineering students explore why gingerbread used for building houses is different than gingerbread for munching on, testing different gingerbread doughs as distinct materials with unique properties.

Via @sloanstudentlife on Instagram: “Happy New Year from the Student Life Office! Here are some 2023 highlights from the SLO! Cheers to 2024 and another amazing year with some spectacular Sloanies”

Senior Kwesi Afrifa hails from Accra, Ghana, where he observed aspects of urban life that could be more efficient. Now pursuing an interdisciplinary major in urban planning and computer science, he hopes to create software tools for city planners.