Team engineers nanoparticles using ion irradiation to advance clean energy and fuel conversion

The work demonstrates control over key properties leading to better performance.

Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 27, 2023 ~7 min

Merging science and systems thinking to make materials more sustainable

Passionate about materials science “from the atom to the system,” Elsa Olivetti brings a holistic approach to sustainability to her teaching, research, and coalition-building.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
Nov. 21, 2023 ~8 min


2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~18 min

Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide

The approach directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Soft optical fibers block pain while moving and stretching with the body

The fibers could help with testing treatments for nerve-related pain.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercialization

J-WAFS awards 2023 Solutions Grants to bring two water-related innovations to the market.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Sept. 7, 2023 ~7 min

Canceling noise to improve quantum devices

MIT researchers develop a protocol to extend the life of quantum coherence.

Peter Reuell | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Sept. 6, 2023 ~11 min

MIT researchers win grants to develop and test 14 innovative ideas to improve education

The Jameel World Education Lab awards more than $900K in Education Innovation Grants to researchers across MIT.

Shauna Billings Delano | Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) • mit
Sept. 6, 2023 ~14 min


Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices

MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 11, 2023 ~7 min

Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator

In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 3, 2023 ~8 min

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