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School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25
The MIT School of Engineering welcomes new faculty members across six of its academic units. This new cohort of faculty members, who have recently started their roles at…
How MIT’s Steel Research Group led to a groundbreaking national materials initiative
Traditionally, developing new materials for cutting-edge applications — such as SpaceX’s Raptor engine — has taken a decade or more. But thanks to a breakthrough technology pioneered by…
Technology originating at MIT leads to approved bladder cancer treatment
At MIT, a few scribbles on a whiteboard can turn into a potentially transformational cancer treatment.This scenario came to fruition this week when the U.S. Food and Drug…
Harvey Kent Bowen, ceramics scholar and MIT Leaders for Global Operations co-founder, dies at 83
Harvey Kent Bowen PhD ’71, a longtime MIT professor celebrated for his pioneering work in manufacturing education, innovative ceramics research, and generous mentorship, died July 17 in Belmont,…
From biodegradable fibers to green microchips
The MIT Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) has supported a wide range of research programs in partnership with major industry leaders, including Apple, Ford, Microsoft, Rio Tinto, IBM, Samsung,…
Building on a legacy, shaping the future
Materials research thrives across MIT, spanning disciplines and departments. Recent breakthroughs include strategies for securing sustainable supplies of nickel—critical to clean-energy technologies (materials science and engineering);…
New approach could be key to faster, more energy-efficient computing and communications
The future of digital computing and communications will involve both electronics—manipulating data with electricity—and photonics, or doing the same with light. Together the two could allow exponentially more…
New system dramatically speeds the search for polymer materials
Scientists often seek new materials derived from polymers. Rather than starting a polymer search from scratch, they save time and money by blending existing polymers to achieve desired…
Professor Emeritus Keith Johnson, pioneering theorist in materials science and independent filmmaker, dies at 89
MIT Professor Emeritus Keith H. Johnson, a quantum physicist who pioneered the use of theoretical methods in materials science and later applied his expertise to independent filmmaking, died…
Collaborating with the force of nature
Common sense tells us to run from molten lava flowing from active volcanoes. But MIT professors J. Jih, Cristina Parreño Alonso, and Skylar Tibbits — faculty in the…