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DMSE Breakerspace illuminates the mysteries of materials
Days before the opening of the Breakerspace, a new laboratory and lounge at MIT, actor and rapper Jaden Smith tried out the facility’s capabilities, putting his bracelet under…
Celebrating five years of MIT.nano
There is vast opportunity for nanoscale innovation to transform the world in positive ways — expressed MIT.nano Director Vladimir Bulović as he posed two questions to attendees at…
Team engineers nanoparticles using ion irradiation to advance clean energy and fuel conversion
MIT researchers and colleagues have demonstrated a way to precisely control the size, composition, and other properties of nanoparticles key to the reactions involved in a variety of…
DMSE’s debut Career Fair connects students with industry opportunities
Students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) got to mingle with potential employers interested in their specific skills this fall when the department held its…
DMSE alum’s green hydrogen innovation for clean energy
Renewable energy today—mainly derived from the sun or wind—depends on batteries for storage. While costs have dropped in recent years, the pursuit of more efficient means of storing…
Four from MIT awarded National Medals of Technology, Science
The White House honored four MIT affiliates today with the nation’s highest awards for scientists and innovators. At a ceremony this afternoon, President Joe Biden …
Teaching students about photonics to build up the US workforce
In 2019, Kevin McComber ’05, PhD ’11 was at MIT working on integrated photonics — chip-based devices that send and receive signals using light — and set out…
MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2023-24
MIT has placed second in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best colleges and universities, announced today.As in past years, MIT’s engineering program continues to lead…
Elsa Olivetti wins the McDonald Mentoring Award
MIT’s School of Engineering has named Professor Elsa Olivetti of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) the recipient of the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for…
Chris Schuh named dean of Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
A first-year graduate student in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) in 2007, Tim Rupert was prepared to present research at a Materials Research Society conference…