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Retooling steel production for a greener future

Iron and steel form the backbone of society, yet the traditional methods to produce them are responsible for a significant portion of carbon emissions. In the fall 2024 Wulff…

3 Questions: Can we secure a sustainable supply of nickel?

As the world strives to cut back on carbon emissions, demand for minerals and metals needed for clean energy technologies is growing rapidly, sometimes straining existing supply chains…

MIT to lead expansion of regional innovation network

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected MIT to lead a new Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub to support a partnership of eight New England universities committed to…

MIT affiliates receive 2024-25 awards and honors from the American Physical Society

A number of individuals with MIT ties have received honors from the American Physical Society (APS) for 2024 and 2025.Awardees include Professor Frances Ross; Professor Vladan Vuletić, graduate student Jiliang…

Fusing science and culture through metalsmithing

As the metal artist in residence and technical instructor in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), Rhea Vedro operates in a synthesis of realms…

Tiny magnetic discs offer remote brain stimulation without transgenes

Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, MIT…

Translating MIT research into real-world results

Inventive solutions to some of the world’s most critical problems are being discovered in labs, classrooms, and centers across MIT every day. Many of these solutions move from…

Romancing the stone: DMSE researchers crack magnetic garnet mystery

Scientists love a good mystery—it keeps them querying, testing, changing variables, and trying again. Sometimes a mystery lingers for decades, outlasting technological limitations—and setting the stage for a…

Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough

For the past decade, disordered rock salt has been studied as a potential breakthrough cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries and a key to creating low-cost, high-energy…

Iwnetim Abate wins ISSI Young Scientist Award for energy materials

 Iwnetim Abate, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), has been honored with the seventh annual ISSI Young Scientist Award. Organized by the International…