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Exploring electron microscopes as engineering tools
Research scientist Julian Klein and Professor Frances Ross spoke with Physics about an electron microscopy technique they developed to move atoms within a material, creating new possibilities for…
AI helps design new materials that work in the real world
Today, anyone with a large enough artificial intelligence model can generate millions of new material designs in minutes. Unfortunately, that hasn’t led to a huge leap in the…
Paving the way for greener ammonia production
Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals produced in the world, ranking second only to sulfuric acid in the total volume produced each year. It is used…
MIT selected to lead new NSF materials research center
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected MIT to establish and lead a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) focused on materials technologies for medical imaging,…
A new way to watch heat move through electronics
The same overheating problem that happens to our laptops also plagues computer servers and data centers around the world — and heat management is only getting harder as…
Solving the solvent problem
Lithium-ion batteries are the leading choice in today’s electric vehicle and battery energy storage system industries, but they contain a number of critical minerals — including lithium, cobalt,…
Tiny infrared chip could improve detection of gases and heat
Infrared cameras can be used to spot useful information that our eyes can’t see, such as gases escaping from a pipeline, chemicals in the atmosphere, or heat leaking…
Discovery helps explain why solid-state batteries often fail
Next generation batteries that use new electrolyte materials could achieve far higher energy density than today’s lithium-ion batteries, without many of the safety concerns. But advanced batteries, such…
A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys
Companies working at the frontier of aerospace, energy, and computing are constantly looking for new materials to improve performance. But in order to understand how those materials will…
New ideas for preventing complications during pregnancy
At some point during pregnancy, an expectant mother might sense that her fetus is moving less than it had been—a warning sign that something could be amiss.Concerned, she…