Controlling a material with voltage
Technique could let a small electrical signal change materials’ electrical, thermal, and optical characteristics.
Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Bose grants reward risk
Five innovative, high-risk projects launch with support from Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Striking the cord: Optical control of motor functions
Grad student Chi Lu and colleagues demonstrate a highly flexible polymer probe for triggering spinal-cord neurons with light and simultaneously recording their activity.
Nanoscale work yields big results
Silvija Gradečak’s nanoscale work creates big-scale results that could transform energy production, storage, and lighting.
Faculty highlight: Christopher Schuh
Metallurgist pushes grain boundaries: Nanostructured metal alloys deliver tougher materials, lower costs, and safer outcomes.
Concrete Sustainability Hub names Randolph Kirchain as co-director
Engineer studies materials' role in manufacturing and infrastructure.
Keeping hydrogen from cracking metals
MIT postdoctoral associate Mostafa Youssef and graduate student Aravind Krishnamoorthy tackle different aspects of the problem at atomic scale.
Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery
New approach could kill tumor cells in the brain more effectively and avoid side effects.
A bumper crop you shouldn’t bump
Sales at the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch cover the yearly expenses of the MIT Glass Lab.
Microscopic “walkers” find their way across cell surfaces
Technology could provide a way to deliver probes or drugs to cell structures without outside guidance.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
Solid nanoparticles can deform like a liquid
Unexpected finding shows tiny particles keep their internal crystal structure while flexing like droplets.
Finding a needle in a haystack
New technique allows scientists to identify populations of rare stem cells in bone marrow.
Faculty highlight: Michael Rubner
Materials scientist Mike Rubner’s collaboration with chemical engineer Robert Cohen yields anti-fog coatings, synthetic "backpacks" for living cells.
New formulation leads to improved liquid battery
Cheaper, longer-lasting materials could enable batteries that make wind and solar energy more competitive.