Probing the surface of pyrite
Common mineral gets first detailed examination of its surface electronic properties, thanks to team of MIT researchers.
Faculty highlight: Caroline Ross
New techniques for combining complex oxide thin films promise electrical control of magnetic properties for data storage and computing.
How to make ceramics that bend without breaking
New materials developed at MIT could lead to actuators on a chip and self-deploying medical devices.
Understanding a new kind of magnetism
Researchers use low-frequency laser pulses to probe the properties of a kind of fluctuating magnetism known as a spin-liquid state.
Water-shedding surfaces can be made to last
New approach to hydrophobic material could benefit power plants, cooling systems.
Developing nanowires for solar cells
Profiling Silvija Gradečak, the Thomas Lord Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
Catalyzing the next generation of batteries
Professor Yang Shao-Horn works at the cutting edge of basic energy science research
Tuning metal-oxygen bond strength
Controlling spin state through strain could lead to better cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells
In it for the long run
When Millie Dresselhaus won the prestigious Kavli Award last year, she put her money where her career has been.
White House cites new MITx course as key to improving U.S. innovation
Professor Eugene Fitzgerald and Andreas Wankerl reconceptualize the innovation process in new MOOC
Surprising turns in magnetic thin films could lead to better data storage
MIT researchers discover efficient control of magnetism in chiral ferromagnets.
Holding the salt
MIT graduate student David Cohen-Tanugi works to improve water filtration, desalination.
Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues.