Techniques for observing concrete as it sets could facilitate the development of new cements.

MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.

The X-ray-focusing lens used in the experiment is based on a design used in lighthouses for centuries.

Proposed bridge would have been the world’s longest at the time; new analysis shows it would have worked.

Study of minerals widely used in industrial processes could lead to discovery of new materials for catalysis and filtering.

Studying a common material at room temperature, researchers bring quantum behavior “closer to our daily life.”

MIT engineers develop a model that predicts how the cornstarch-water mixture turns from liquid to solid, and back again.

Ultrathin coating could protect 2D materials from corrosion, enabling their use in optics and electronics.

New method from MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore paves the way for improved optoelectronic and 5G devices.

Associate Professor Juejun Hu shines a light on the impact machine learning and AI are having on materials science and engineering.