MIT researchers realize “ideal” kagome metal electronic structure
Newly synthesized compound of iron and tin atoms in 1-to-1 ratio displays unique behavior.
Materials Research Laboratory
Transformation by design
Skylar Tibbits makes materials that water, heat, or mechanical forces can alter into new shapes.
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center welcomes ultra-high vacuum microscopes
Transmission electron microscope and scanning tunneling microscope offer unique capabilities.
Driving toward a healthier planet
Materials Day speaker Brian Storey describes how the Toyota Research Institute is embracing machine learning to advance the use of electric vehicles.
Materials Day talks examine the promises and challenges of AI and machine learning
The ability to predict and make new materials faster highlights the need for safety, reliability, and accurate data.
Cambridge middle school students explore materials science at MIT
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center welcomed area students for lessons in glassblowing, making motors, and making ice cream.
A new mathematical approach to understanding zeolites
Study of minerals widely used in industrial processes could lead to discovery of new materials for catalysis and filtering.
3 Questions: How artificial intelligence is supercharging materials science
Associate Professor Juejun Hu shines a light on the impact machine learning and AI are having on materials science and engineering.
Controlling 2-D magnetism with stacking order
MIT researchers discover why magnetism in certain materials is different in atomically thin layers and their bulk forms.
Workshop teaches high school girls and educators to build motors
Materials Research Laboratory’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center sponsors a motor-building workshop.
Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materials
MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.
Watching electrons using extreme ultraviolet light
MIT researchers have developed a new technique to reveal the uncharted dynamics of electrons in materials.
New insights into bismuth’s character
Theorists at MIT and collaborators uncover hidden topological insulator states in bismuth crystals.
MIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with AFFOA and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for biodegradable footwear, active textiles.
Enriching solid-state batteries
MIT researchers demonstrate a method to make a smaller, safer, and faster lithium-rich ceramic electrolyte.