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MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in spring 2026
Each year, faculty and researchers across the MIT School of Engineering are recognized with prestigious awards for their contributions to research, technology, society, and education. To celebrate these…
Research uncovers Bronze Age branding
What makes a brand a brand?A team of researchers from the University of Vienna, MIT, and other institutions has studied an ancient form of Arabian pottery called Qurayyah…
Building foundations that last
How do you build something that lasts? For MIT Assistant Professor Iwnetim “Tim” Abate, the answer is the same whether he’s reimagining how the materials beneath our feet…
Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in archaeometallurgy, dies at 37
MIT Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in ancient metallurgy, passed away on Sept. 2 due to injuries sustained during a bicycle accident in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The incident,…
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…
Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens
“The Invisible Engine: Why Innovation Evades Control” examines how innovation unfolds in the real world — and how society should invest in it. Innovation is a concept that…
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,…