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DMSE undergrads take first in annual materials design competition
Two MIT undergrads got a winning start to their senior year by taking the top spot—and $2,000 in prize money to share—in the annual ASM Materials Education Foundation’s…
Middle-school students meet a beam of electrons, excitement results
Want to get middle-school kids excited about science? Let them do their own experiments on MIT.nano’s state-of-the-art microscopes—with guidelines and adult supervision, of course. That was the brainchild…
Taking on a climate catastrophe
Professor Yet-Ming Chiang, of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), and former MIT postdoc Leah Ellis are making strides with Sublime Systems, which produces low-carbon cement.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) recently announced the election of more than 160 individuals to their 2023 class of fellows. Among them are two members of the MIT…
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…