Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.
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Materials Science and Engineering
DOW-MIT Access Program shows reality and rewards of graduate school
Weekend of activities introduces undergrads to opportunities in chemical engineering, chemistry and materials science.
MIT Deshpande Center announces fall 2011 research grants
Eight research teams receive $668,000 to develop new technological innovations
Everybody’s a winner
Automatic window-shading invention tops a strong field of entries in materials competition.
Schuh appointed head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Replaces interim department head Carl Thompson.
Printing off the paper
MIT research continues to push the boundaries of the burgeoning technology of 3-D printing.
‘I speak MISTI’
MIT program sends students abroad for experiences tailor-made for their academic and professional interests.
A systematic way to find battery materials
New understanding of high-performing cathode compound could facilitate rapid evaluation of improved alternatives.