Professor Emeritus Keith Johnson, pioneering theorist in materials science and independent filmmaker, dies at 89

...zinc oxide. His methods advanced the understanding of materials used in devices like gas sensors and water-splitting systems for hydrogen fuel. It also gave him deeper insight into c…

How Halide Perovskites Expanded the Frontiers of Solar Energy and Optoelectronics

...nclude the ENI Award for advanced Renewable Energy, the American Chemical Society Award in the Chemistry of Materials, the American Physical Society’s James C. McGroddy Prize for Ne…

Tania Lopez-Silva

...ania Lopez-Silva designs advanced biomaterials that mimic and interact with the immune system and other biological environments. Her research focuses on supramolecular hydrogels—sof…

Confronting the AI/energy conundrum

...e former director at the advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) at the U.S. Department of Energy.Wang also noted that innovations developed for AI and data centers — such…

The tenured engineers of 2025

...onomy. Linares develops advanced computational tools and analytical methods to address challenges associated with space traffic management, space debris mitigation, and space weath…

The 2025 Tech Power Players in the energy sector

...n the list. A pioneer in advanced materials for energy storage, Chiang co-founded Form Energy, which builds iron-based batteries for renewable energy, and 24M Technologies, which deve…

DMSE honors Class of 2025’s creativity, service, and achievement

...r graduating seniors and advanced-degree students. ...r graduating seniors and advanced-degree students on May 30. The event included remarks from Department Head Polina Anikeeva and an awards ceremony. Here, DMSE seniors pose for a phot… ...r graduating seniors and advanced-degree students on May 30. The event included remarks from Department Head Polina Anikeeva and an awards ceremony. Here, DMSE seniors pose for a phot… ...e graduating seniors and advanced-degree students, which began in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There were many, many challenges in the early days of your education,” she t… ...After the ceremony, DMSE advanced-degree graduates gathered outside the tent to celebrate and enjoy the sunny weather. ...e graduating seniors and advanced-degree students, which began in the grips of the covid-19 pandemic and the tight restrictions imposed on college campuses.   “There were many, m…

A magnetic pull toward materials

...behavior to help develop advanced materials for electronics...., enabling the design of advanced materials for electronics.When Aguiar joined the lab, she began working with doctoral candidate Allison Kaczmarek, who was investigating the connecti…

Cem Tasan is named new chief of MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory 

...ctural materials such as advanced metals and composites, and more. Under Tasan’s leadership, the lab aims to deepen the engagement among materials researchers across MIT and expand…

Direct Integration of 2D Materials for Next-Generation Electronic Devices

...tc.), paving the way for advanced nanoscale fabrication processes and enhancing the commercial viability of 2D materials in electronics.Moreover, forming heavily doped regions in two-…