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Stacking 2D materials for more capable chips
At the Nature Conference on “Novel Materials and Devices for the Post-Moore Era,” 20 speakers and more than 300 researchers from around the world explored the limits of…
Angela Belcher on improving ovarian cancer diagnostics
Professors Angela Belcher and Sangeeta Bhatia chat with Edgar B. Herwick III of GBH’s The Curiosity Desk about their efforts aimed at improving diagnostics for ovarian cancer. “We now know…
Reflections on glass
“No material combines utility and beauty like glass,” says Manoj Choudhary, ScD ‘80, whose pioneering work at Owens Corning included finding ways of using electricity rather than fossil-fuel…
Meet a U.S. startup trying to break China’s rare-earth monopoly
New York Times reporter Rebecca Elliott spotlights Phoenix Tailings, a startup co-founded by DMSE alumni Tomás Villalón ’14 and Michelle Chao ’14 that is developing a sustainable process for…
MIT Technology Review: AI-driven labs aim to accelerate materials discovery
Lila Sciences, a startup co-founded by Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, is at the forefront of efforts to use AI-directed, automated laboratories to plan, run, and analyze experiments—aiming to dramatically accelerate…
MIT researchers crack secrets of proton movement in metal oxides with new model
DMSE Professors Bilge Yildiz, Ju Li, and other researchers at MIT have developed a new physical model that can help “improve predictions of proton mobility across a wide…
This ancient construction site in the ruins of Pompeii is revealing new secrets about the 2,000-year-old recipe for Roman concrete
A new paper by Professor Admir Masic, DMSE alum Ellie Vaserman, and colleagues details their new findings on the specific ingredients used by ancient Romans to develop durable…
This startup makes ammonia by turning the planet into a chemical reactor
As an ingredient in fertilizer, ammonia keeps the world fed—and researchers are exploring ways it could someday power homes or vehicles. But producing it today relies heavily on…
Felice Frankel invites readers to see the beauty in science
MIT research scientist and science photographer Felice Frankel has released a new book, Phenomenal Moments, showcasing striking images of natural phenomena—from flowers to sautéing peppers—that invite viewers to…
Maps shows US’ critical minerals as China battle heats up
Amid intensifying U.S.–China trade tensions, Elsa Olivetti speaks with Newsweek’s Jasmine Laws about America’s continued dependence on China for processing rare-earth elements. Despite sizable U.S. deposits, China controls about 90 percent…