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DMSE’s research diversity draws new faculty member
In March, Joseph Casamento visited MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington. Having recently finished his doctorate in materials engineering, he was struck by the questions his Uber driver asked…
Accelerating research with AI-assisted experiments
Almost any scientist will be grateful for an assistant in the lab—to save time and effort. Someone to fix equipment issues, figure out the next batch of experimental…
Scrumptious or sturdy? Constructing a gingerbread house recipe
Holiday time means tasty sweets in many households—boozy rum balls; decorative bûche de Noël, or Yule log cake; sticky Italian struffoli; a wall or chimney from the gingerbread…
MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave
Designing new compounds or alloys whose surfaces can be used as catalysts in chemical reactions can be a complex process relying heavily on the intuition of experienced chemists.
Yet-Ming Chiang named to TIME100 Climate list
Professor Yet-Ming Chiang has been named to the 2023 Time 100 Climate list, the magazine’s inaugural tally of the 100 most influential climate leaders in business. Marcelo De Oliveira,…
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…