Untangling how cables coil
A simulation technology from movies is used to predict coiling patterns in the lab.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
How to make stronger, “greener” cement
Analysis of material's molecular structure leads to a new formula that could cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
How to hide like an octopus
Researchers create materials that reproduce cephalopods’ ability to quickly change colors and textures.
Protecting infrastructure with smarter CPS
Saurabh Amin builds resiliency in essential infrastructure networks for transportation, energy, and water distribution.
Nature’s tiny engineers
Coral organisms use minuscule appendages to control their environment, stirring up water eddies to bring nutrients.
Broadening the 'SCOPE' of microbial oceanography
With an infusion of funds from the Simons Foundation, a collaboration between MIT researchers and colleagues will break new ground in the study of marine microbes.
Learning how things fall apart
New research reveals how bonded materials, from airplane wings to dental crowns, lose their bonding.
Study: Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
Ozone and higher temperatures can combine to reduce crop yields, but effects will vary by region.
Sanofi joins MIT Forum’s manufacturing advisory board
One of world’s largest global health care companies will collaborate on industry challenges and opportunities.
Bacteria: A day in the life
MIT study finds ocean bacteria follow predictable patterns of daily activity.
Let the research begin
Materials Processing Center and the Center for Materials Science and Engineering host 14 summer interns for undergraduate research experiences.
Ocean microbes display a hidden talent: releasing countless tiny lipid-filled sacs
MIT finding could one day lead to new approaches for manufacturing biofuels.
Traffic lights: There’s a better way
MIT researchers develop an improved system for timing of urban lights to minimize commuting times.