DMSE Class of 2026 urged to keep pushing limits after MIT

...r graduating seniors and advanced-degree students on May 28. Above, graduating seniors pose for a group photo....r graduating seniors and advanced-degree students on May 28. Above, graduating seniors pose for a group photo. View more photos from the reception in the gallery below....ebrate. Here, graduating advanced-degree students pose for a group photo....tered rigorous subjects, advanced research in fields ranging from semiconductors to medical devices, and even founded companies were urged during MIT’s commencement festivities to k…

DMSE researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks

...the Department of Energy advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the MIT Climate Grant Challenges program, and the National Science Foundation. The work made use of MIT.nan…

Learning to teach, learning to discover

...ity available, including advanced placement classes, college-credit courses, science fairs, and a class at a local community college.But many experiences felt out of reach — elite c…

The hidden structure behind a widely used class of materials

...t professor at the Korea advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Jiahao Zhang, a former PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania; Lane W. Martin, a professor at Rice Univer…

MIT faculty, alumni receive 2025-26 American Physical Society honors

...stems. His work has also advanced the theoretical understanding of disordered materials, soft matter such as polymers and gels, and fluctuation-induced forces — including Casimir fo…

Lasers, robots, action: MIT workshop explores Raman spectroscopy

...hree-hour workshop on an advanced materials analysis technique turn someone into a detective—or perhaps an art restorer?At MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) in late January, a…

What Emerges When Soft Matter Is Pushed Away From Equilibrium?

...the power of integrating advanced electron microscopy with controlled energy inputs to study nonequilibrium materials at molecular resolution.  About the Speaker Joe Patterson…

Frances Ross is elected to the National Academy of Engineering

...ice, or education” and advanced emerging areas of technology, according to a statement released Tuesday.“Professor Ross’s development of ultra-high-vacuum and liquid cell TEM ap…

C. Cem Tasan promoted to full professor

...ropy alloys, a family of advanced materials known for their strength and durability.“Professor Tasan is a leader in in situ mechanical characterization approaches for structural mat…

Soft and Flexible Brain-Computer Interfaces

...isorders, and developing advanced neuroprosthetics. A major challenge in the field is achieving simultaneous, large-scale, stable recording of neural activity with single-cell resolut…