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How science communication can step up amid federal cuts
Felice Frankel, a science photographer and visual science communication specialist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, speaks with Science Friday host Flora Lichtman about how science communicators can…
A guide to navigating AI chemistry hype
Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, associate professor in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, weighs in on the hype surrounding AI tools in chemistry. In an interview with Chemical &…
Prolific MIT materials professor develops a clean power source for airplanes made from … table salt?
Professor Yet-Ming Chiang of MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and his colleagues have developed a sodium-air fuel cell that “packs three to four times more energy…
AI stirs up the recipe for concrete in MIT study
For weeks, the whiteboard in the lab was crowded with scribbles, diagrams, and chemical formulas. A research team across the Olivetti Group and the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub…
New fuel cell could enable electric aviation
Batteries are nearing their limits in terms of how much power they can store for a given weight. That’s a serious obstacle for energy innovation and the search…
New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin “skins” of electronic material. The method could pave the way for new classes of electronic devices, such…
Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer
What if the clothes you wear could care for your health?MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could monitor…
J-WAFS: Supporting food and water research across MIT
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has transformed the landscape of water and food research at MIT, driving faculty engagement and catalyzing new research…
For clean ammonia, MIT engineers propose going underground
Ammonia is the most widely produced chemical in the world today, used primarily as a source for nitrogen fertilizer. Its production is also a major source of greenhouse…
Bladder cancer treatment device nears FDA approval
A bladder cancer treatment device developed in the lab of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s Professor Michael Cima is a step closer to becoming a viable…