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Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations

September 20, 2022

Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the system could keep food fresh longer or supplement air conditioning in buildings.

Pop the question: What is bubble gum made of?

September 13, 2022

In a recent outreach video, DMSE grad students scrutinize the make-up and texture of bubble gum versus chewing gum.

MIT named No. 2 university by U.S. News for 2022-23

September 13, 2022

Undergraduate engineering and computer science programs are No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

SMART Innovation Center awarded five-year NRF grant for new deep tech ventures

September 13, 2022

By providing researchers with financial and strategic support from the early stages, the Innovation Center hopes to bring new and disruptive technologies to market.

Gómez-Bombarelli awarded $150K J-WAFS grant for rapid removal of micropollutants from water

September 8, 2022

Patrick Doyle, from MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, and DMSE's Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli will use the funds to enable pilot-scale water treatment systems to be built and tested using sustainable hydrogel microparticles.

Teachers make Frankensteel during Materials Camp at MIT

August 30, 2022

Experiments can be recreated in their high school labs.

Large MIT presence at international conference on solid state ionics

August 30, 2022

Field involving movement of charged atoms through materials has many applications.

Designing zeolites, porous materials made to trap molecules

August 25, 2022

MIT engineers are controlling pore openings for maximum molecule capture.

Class brings together aesthetics and computation

August 25, 2022

Professor Yoel Fink’s 3.173 (Computing Fabrics) prepares students to make textiles smarter and more responsive.

A new concept for low-cost batteries

August 24, 2022

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

Building better batteries, faster

August 24, 2022

PhD student Pablo Leon uses machine learning to expedite research on novel battery materials, while helping newer students navigate graduate school.

Scientists propose novel way to speed up light-activated drug discovery

August 23, 2022

Light can enable treatments for diabetes, cancer, and more. But finding the right molecules is tough and costly. A new study could be key in changing that.

DMSE’s tenured engineers of 2022

August 23, 2022

James LeBeau, Robert Macfarlane, and Cem Tasan will give talks describing the long road to tenure at MIT.

Team IDs simple way to increase lifetimes of fuel cells

August 23, 2022

Devices made of solid-metal oxides are promising because they’re low-cost and efficient. But they degrade over time. Now, work by Harry Tuller’s lab solves that decades-old problem.

Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin”

August 19, 2022

The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.

MIT team reports giant response of semiconductors to light

August 16, 2022

Materials’ stiffness increases up to 40 percent in reversible effect, the researchers report in a study that also explains the phenomenon's atomic origins.

Harry Tuller honored for career-advancing solid-state chemistry and electrochemistry

August 15, 2022

The materials scientist’s research involves the movement of electric charges through solids, which could lead to better-performing fuel cells and batteries.

A better way to quantify radiation damage in materials

August 4, 2022

More complete than existing methods, the new approach might enable longer operational lifetimes for nuclear reactors.

New hardware offers faster computation for artificial intelligence, with much less energy

July 28, 2022

Engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel protons through solids at unprecedented speeds.

School of Engineering second quarter 2022 awards

July 25, 2022

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.

A peek behind the curtain: The MIT facilities key to the world’s best materials research

July 12, 2022

Some 30 sophisticated tools and six research specialists support a variety of experiments across 16 departments.

Ancient African smelting technique sparks anew at MIT

July 6, 2022

Building and working a clay-and-grass furnace, teachers and students learn more than how to turn ore into metal.

Researchers pioneer a new way to detect microbial contamination in cell cultures

June 30, 2022

An anomaly-detection model developed by SMART utilizes machine learning to quickly detect microbial contamination.

Sadoway wins European Inventor Award for liquid metal batteries

June 21, 2022

Work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2022-23

June 9, 2022

Earning the top spot for the 11th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas, including materials science.