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MIT-Pillar AI Collective announces first seed grant recipients
The MIT-Pillar AI Collective has announced its first six grant recipients. Students, alumni, and postdocs working on a broad range of topics in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and…
Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals
In work that could usher in more efficient, eco-friendly processes for the production of important metals like lithium, iron and cobalt, researchers from MIT and SLAC National Accelerator…
A peek behind the curtain: The MIT facilities key to the world’s best materials research
In 2022 MIT was ranked first in the world for its research in materials science, a discipline that encompasses everything from the steel in our cars to the…
MIT team reports giant response of semiconductors to light
In an example of the adage “everything old is new again,” MIT engineers report a new discovery in semiconductors, well-known materials that have been the focus of intense…
Team IDs simple way to increase lifetimes of fuel cells
In research that could jumpstart work on a range of technologies including fuel cells, key to storing solar and wind energy, MIT researchers have found a relatively simple…
Scientists propose novel way to speed up light-activated drug discovery
Light can do a lot of interesting things. It can power applications such as energy storage and biological imaging. In medicine, it can be used to activate drugs…
Elsa Olivetti and Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli develop new recipes for new materials
What if we could improve the environmental impact of the products that run our world, from the catalysts that drive chemical reactions to the cement used in buildings…
Nova episode “Chasing Carbon Zero” features Yet-Ming Chiang
DMSE Professor Yet-Ming Chiang talks to reporter Miles O’Brien in an episode of the long-running science program titled “Chasing Carbon Zero,” which premiered Wednesday night. Through Form Energy, the…
A path to more efficient diagnoses
Disease diagnosis in hospitals today is a slow process. If a patient is suspected of having a life-threatening illness such as cancer, a biopsy is performed to excise…
Local researchers are aiming to create the perfect battery
Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway discusses his work developing a safer, cheaper battery that could be used to store renewable energy. Sadoway notes that materials for the battery are…