MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering

New DMSE research may make it possible to produce tiny spectrometers that are just as accurate and powerful as full-size bench-top instruments but could be mass produced using standard chip-making processes.    READ MORE

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James D. Livingston

Dr. James D. Livingston, 1930-2019

The DMSE community is mourning the death of Jim Livingston who was a wonderful friend and colleague. He and his wife, Sherry Penney, made remarkable contributions to education.

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exterior of MIT.nano building

MIT.nano

MIT.nano now open

Materials science and engineering depends on research and experimentation at the nanoscale: observing and manipulating materials' smallest parts has led DMSE faculty, staff, and students to groundbreaking discoveries that change the way the whole world sees materials. MIT.nano, opened in October 2018, houses state-of-the-art equipment that brings incredible new possibilities to MIT and to our department.

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