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DMSE senior turns fish scales into biodegradable plastic
Sometimes the answers to seemingly intractable environmental problems are found in nature itself. Take the growing challenge of plastic waste. Jacqueline Prawira, a senior in the Department of Materials…
Discovery of the week: Magnetic transistors
For years, researchers have been trying to use magnets in transistors to enable faster, more energy-efficient semiconductors, writes Alex Knapp in The Prototype newsletter. Now, DMSE engineers have…
We’ve been using lithium-ion batteries for decades. Now we know more about how they work
MIT researchers—including Yang Shao-Horn—have developed a new model that illustrates the chemical mechanisms underlying lithium-ion batteries, reports Gayoung Lee for Gizmodo. The findings could lead to “faster, more efficient batteries…
Scooped by a cupcake business: Why we called our green-cement company Sublime Systems
Leah Ellis, a former DMSE postdoc and co-founder of MIT startup Sublime Systems, speaks with Nature reporter Jacqui Thornton about the company’s beginnings. “I felt that the word ‘sublime’ encapsulated…
Meet the Ethiopian entrepreneur who is reinventing ammonia production
Growing up in Ethiopia, where electricity was unreliable and homework was often done by candlelight, Assistant Professor Iwnetim Abate developed a lifelong fascination with energy. Today, he’s advancing…
MIT scientists may have just cracked the code on EV battery recycling
Researchers at MIT have developed a new self-assembling battery material that could help combat growing concerns about EV battery waste, reports Grace Snelling for Fast Company. The new method…
Clothing woven with computers
Professor Yoel Fink is turning clothing into computers, reports WBUR’s Rachell Sanchez-Smith. His smart fibers can store data, run AI, sense motion and sound, and share health insights.
Hard paths: How courage differs from bravery in science
Leah Ellis, a former DMSE postdoc and co-founder of MIT startup Sublime Systems, speaks with Nature reporter Emma Ulker about the company’s mission to reduce carbon emissions from cement production,…
WISDOM project to give machines humanlike vision
The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) has launched WISDOM, a new research group developing advanced 3D-sensing technologies for use in industries from automotive to health care.
MIT researchers make breakthrough that could change how we build cities forever
A DMSE-led research team developed an “AI-powered tool that scans scientific literature and over 1 million rock samples to identify materials that can partially replace cement in concrete,”…