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MIT professor masters the perfect cup of coffee
Professor Jeffrey Grossman speaks with NBC Boston’s Carla Rojo about his new class, “Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup,” which explores the science behind…
Microwaving your coffee changes it, and other lessons learned (while sipping espresso) in MIT’s coffee class
Jeffrey Grossman speaks with correspondent Adelaide Parker about “Coffee Matters,” a new MIT class that blends chemistry with hands-on brewing experiments. Grossman, from the Department of Materials Science…
A vibrating curtain of silk can stifle noise pollution
A slim sheet of silk could smother noise coming from the other side of a large room, reports Andrew Chapman in Scientific American. DMSE’s Yoel Fink and a…
“I wanted to work on something that didn’t exist”
Georgina Gustin spotlights the research journey of Professor Polina Anikeeva, who developed flexible brain probes to stimulate neurons and potentially treat neurological disorders. In 2017, she became fascinated…
Taking on a climate catastrophe
Professor Yet-Ming Chiang, of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), and former MIT postdoc Leah Ellis are making strides with Sublime Systems, which produces low-carbon cement.
Jewelry industry urged to see the light on sustainability
Professor Yang Shao-Horn spoke at the State of the Art Jewelry Summit to discuss the jewelry industry’s impact on carbon emissions and sustainability efforts, reports Caroline Palmer. Shao-Horn’s…
DMSE startup is cleaning up the cement making industry
Sublime Systems, a startup founded by Professor Yet-Ming Chiang and former MIT postdoc Leah Ellis, aims to decarbonize cement making, an industry that generates 8% of global carbon…
Nova episode “Chasing Carbon Zero” features Yet-Ming Chiang
DMSE Professor Yet-Ming Chiang talks to reporter Miles O’Brien in an episode of the long-running science program titled “Chasing Carbon Zero,” which premiered Wednesday night. Through Form Energy, the…
Local researchers are aiming to create the perfect battery
Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway discusses his work developing a safer, cheaper battery that could be used to store renewable energy. Sadoway notes that materials for the battery are…
How to get what you need from your PhD or postdoc supervisor
Suhas Eswarappa Prameela, a postdoctoral fellow in DMSE, talks with Science about how to cultivate a nurturing relationship with a PhD advisor. Ultimately, it boils down to “helping your advisor…