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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…
Large MIT presence at international conference on solid state ionics
Some 575 researchers participated in July’s 23rd International Conference on Solid State Ionics, a major event featuring over 635 presentations, many from MIT researchers, on the…
Teachers make Frankensteel during Materials Camp at MIT
Ten high school teachers spent a week at MIT in July designing and making Frankensteel, a self-healing material inspired by the villain in the Terminator 2 movie. Next up: they…
Mining’s key role in the energy transition is focus of MIT conference
Mining will play an important role in the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable forms of energy because the technologies involved will require huge amounts of minerals,…
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…
Joseph Casamento joins DMSE as newest faculty member; accompanied by other incoming SoE faculty
The School of Engineering is welcoming 11 new members of its faculty across six of its academic departments and institutes. This new cohort of faculty members, who have…
Roche, Anikeeva, and Dagdeviren named MIT Future Founders prize winners
The MIT Future Founders Initiative, established to promote female entrepreneurship in biotech, has chosen Ellen Roche as grand prize winner of its inaugural competition. Associate professor in the…