For stronger, lighter, cheaper materials, scroll up | MIT News

Researchers create perfect nanoscrolls from graphene’s imperfect form.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 12, 2016 ~7 min

Nuh Gedik: Peering into the heart of matter | MIT News

MIT physicist uses laser beams to study exotic electronic phenomena at high speeds.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 11, 2016 ~6 min


Seeking inspiration from ancient technologies | MIT News

New fieldwork program in civil and environmental engineering takes students to Italy for a lesson in ancient infrastructure and materials.

Kelsey Damrad | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
April 6, 2016 ~8 min

Faculty highlight: Joseph Checkelsky | MIT News

Synthesizing new physics: Assistant professor blends materials science and solid state physics to uncover new properties linked to collective behavior of electrons.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
March 16, 2016 ~14 min

Well-maintained roadways improve fuel efficiency | MIT News

Research aims to encourage decision makers to think of infrastructure as part of the solution in a carbon constrained environment.

Anne Wilson Yu | Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Feb. 29, 2016 ~6 min

Riddle of cement’s structure is finally solved | MIT News

Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 8, 2016 ~6 min

Uncovering the secrets of elastin’s flexibility | MIT News

Protein that gives blood vessels and skin their stretchability has its molecular properties revealed.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 5, 2016 ~7 min

Radiation physics today for materials science tomorrow | MIT News

In the 2016 Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Mingda Li PhD '15 describes how radiation can help us understand and design new materials.

Samuel Shaner | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Feb. 3, 2016 ~4 min


Faculty highlight: Liang Fu | MIT News

MIT theoretical physicist’s research bridges abstract math and exotic computing materials.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
Feb. 3, 2016 ~15 min

New chip fabrication approach | MIT News

Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 27, 2016 ~6 min

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