Advancing nuclear detection and inspection
With new tech, assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Areg Danagoulian probes deep inside cargo containers and ballistic warheads to ferret out fissile materials.
Leda Zimmerman | Nuclear science and engineering | Nov. 14, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: nuclear-science-and-engineering research nuclear-security-and-policy security-studies-and-military school-of-engineering physics international-relations cryptography profile alumniae policy faculty
3 Questions: How to control biofilms in space
MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Nov. 1, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research microbes nanoscience-and-nanotechnology mechanical-engineering surface-engineering nasa materials-science-and-engineering 3-questions faculty students graduate postdoctoral school-of-science space astronomy-and-planetary-science
Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research
His technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 19, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research biological-engineering faculty broad-institute school-of-engineering profile imaging microfluidics genetics drug-development
The permanent struggle for liberty
Daron Acemoglu’s new book examines the battle between state and society, which occasionally produces liberal-democratic freedom.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | Sept. 24, 2019 | mit~11 mins
Tags: school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences economic politics books-and-authors faculty research history government
Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materials
MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.
Denis Paiste | Materials Research Laboratory | Sept. 5, 2019 | mit~17 mins
Tags: materials-research-laboratory materials-science-and-engineering school-of-engineering nanoscience-and-nanotechnology microscopy research mitnano dmse faculty profile 2-d graphene
New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds
Deaths of prominent life scientists tend to be followed by a surge in highly cited research by newcomers.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | Aug. 29, 2019 | mit~5 mins
Tags: sloan-school-of-management research faculty economics history-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
Data-mining for dark matter
Tracy Slatyer hunts through astrophysical data for clues to the invisible universe.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Aug. 15, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: astronomy astrophysics data center-for-theoretical-physics faculty laboratory-for-nuclear-science physics research school-of-science diversity-and-inclusion
Removing carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust
MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.
Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative | July 29, 2019 | mit~15 mins
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For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative | June 26, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: biology chemistry school-of-science faculty climate-change education teaching academics research mit-energy-initiative emissions energy sustainability
The politics of ugly buildings
In new book, MIT’s Timothy Hyde looks at the architectural controversies that have helped shape Britain.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | May 24, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: school-of-architecture-and-planning architecture arts history books-and-authors faculty research
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