Materialkunde und Nanotechnologien am MIT
- Recreating the forms and sounds of historical musical instrumentsvon Michael Brindley | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences am 5. März 2026 um 22:00
Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between MIT and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, researchers are creating playable physical and synthesized replicas.
- LAB14 joins the MIT.nano Consortiumvon Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano am 3. März 2026 um 14:00
The advanced manufacturing group becomes a member and will contribute equipment to MIT.nano.
- Tackling industry’s burdensome bubble problemvon Zach Winn | MIT News am 26. Februar 2026 um 5:00
MIT researchers uncovered the physics behind bubble-removing membranes that could improve bioreactors, chemical production, and more.
- Tackling industry’s burdensome bubble problemvon Zach Winn | MIT News am 26. Februar 2026 um 5:00
MIT researchers uncovered the physics behind bubble-removing membranes that could improve bioreactors, chemical production, and more.
- Exploring materials at the atomic scalevon MIT.nano am 20. Februar 2026 um 21:20
The X-ray diffraction and imaging facility at MIT.nano adds a new tool to support research in a wide variety of disciplines.
- Exploring materials at the atomic scalevon MIT.nano am 20. Februar 2026 um 21:20
The X-ray diffraction and imaging facility at MIT.nano adds a new tool to support research in a wide variety of disciplines.
- Bridging science and society in the emerging bioeconomyvon Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences am 18. Februar 2026 um 19:55
In STS.059 (The Bioeconomy and Society), students explore the social and political factors at work in the biology, biotech, and biological engineering sectors.
- 3D-printing platform rapidly produces complex electric machinesvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 18. Februar 2026 um 5:00
Overcoming challenges of 3D printing with multiple functional materials, MIT researchers fabricated an electric linear motor in hours.
- MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2026von Jordan Silva | School of Engineering am 17. Februar 2026 um 17:55
Seven faculty members, along with 12 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.
- Accelerating science with AI and simulationsvon Zach Winn | MIT News am 12. Februar 2026 um 5:00
Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point.
- A quick stretch switches this polymer’s capacity to transport heatvon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 9. Februar 2026 um 18:00
The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.
- A quick stretch switches this polymer’s capacity to transport heatvon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 9. Februar 2026 um 18:00
The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.
- “Essential” torch heralds the start of the 2026 Winter Olympicsvon Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning am 5. Februar 2026 um 13:00
Professor of the practice Carlo Ratti designed this year’s Olympic torch with the ethos and principles he brings to his work at MIT.
- 3D-printed metamaterials that stretch and fail by designvon Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering am 4. Februar 2026 um 17:35
New framework supports design and fabrication of compliant materials such as printable textiles and functional foams, letting users predict deformation and material failure.
- Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electronsvon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 4. Februar 2026 um 16:00
For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid.
- Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electronsvon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 4. Februar 2026 um 16:00
For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid.
- How generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materialsvon Zach Winn | MIT News am 2. Februar 2026 um 10:00
MIT researchers’ DiffSyn model offers recipes for synthesizing new materials, enabling faster experimentation and a shorter journey from hypothesis to use.
- Rhea Vedro brings community wishes to life in Boston sculpturevon Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering am 29. Januar 2026 um 21:35
The MIT lecturer and artist-in-residence transformed hundreds of inscribed and hammered steel plates into “Amulet,” a soaring public artwork at City Hall Plaza.
- MIT engineers design structures that compute with heatvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 29. Januar 2026 um 18:30
By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.
- MIT engineers design structures that compute with heatvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 29. Januar 2026 um 18:30
By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.
- Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awardvon Materials Research Laboratory am 23. Januar 2026 um 21:20
MIT physicist shares 400,000-euro award for influential work on “magic-angle” graphene.
- Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computersvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 15. Januar 2026 um 18:00
New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.
- Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27von Leila Hudson | Office of Graduate Education am 8. Januar 2026 um 21:35
The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.
- Pills that communicate from the stomach could improve medication adherencevon Anne Trafton | MIT News am 8. Januar 2026 um 10:00
MIT engineers designed capsules with biodegradable radio frequency antennas that can reveal when the pill has been swallowed.
- A new lens on humanityvon Danna Lorch | Sarah Lippert | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences am 7. Januar 2026 um 19:20
The inaugural MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) Annual Event showcased the breadth of projects supported in the first year of the presidential initiative.
- AI-generated sensors open new paths for early cancer detectionvon Anne Trafton | MIT News am 6. Januar 2026 um 10:00
Nanoparticles coated with molecular sensors could be used to develop at-home tests for many types of cancer.
- Building reuse into the materials around usvon Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering am 18. Dezember 2025 um 21:50
At MIT, metallurgist Diran Apelian ScD ’73 urges engineers and researchers to rethink design, recycling, and the life cycle of modern materials.
- Introducing the Minerals Stewardship Consortium at MITvon Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate am 16. Dezember 2025 um 16:00
The consortium convenes industry, academia, and policy leaders to navigate competing demands and reimagine materials supply.
- What makes a good proton conductor?von Zach Winn | MIT News am 15. Dezember 2025 um 16:00
MIT researchers found a way to predict how efficiently materials can transport protons in clean energy devices and other advanced technologies.
- New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronicsvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 11. Dezember 2025 um 5:00
By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation.
- New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronicsvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 11. Dezember 2025 um 5:00
By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation.
- Jennifer Lewis ScD ’91: “Can we make tissues that are made from you, for you?”von Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano am 9. Dezember 2025 um 22:20
In the 2025 Dresselhaus Lecture, the materials scientist describes her work 3D printing soft materials ranging from robots to human tissues.
- Jennifer Lewis ScD ’91: “Can we make tissues that are made from you, for you?”von Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano am 9. Dezember 2025 um 22:20
In the 2025 Dresselhaus Lecture, the materials scientist describes her work 3D printing soft materials ranging from robots to human tissues.
- MIT NEET students install solar-powered charging station on campus, resurrecting an MIT traditionvon Kate S. Petersen | New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program am 9. Dezember 2025 um 21:50
The project was designed and built with novel “bio-composite” materials developed by the student team.
- MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from icevon Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering am 5. Dezember 2025 um 15:30
Placing first in the MADMEC innovation contest, the MITten team aims to curb costly power outages during winter storms.
- MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in summer 2025von Jordan Silva | School of Engineering am 4. Dezember 2025 um 17:00
Faculty members and researchers were honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.
- Unlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industryvon Zach Winn | MIT News am 25. November 2025 um 5:00
Four MIT alumni say their startup, Amogy, has the technology to help decarbonize maritime shipping, power generation, manufacturing, and more.
- MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscapevon Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative am 18. November 2025 um 17:10
Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies.
- MIT researchers use CT scans to unravel mysteries of early metal productionvon Zach Winn | MIT News am 18. November 2025 um 15:00
The team adapted the medical technique to study slag waste that was a byproduct of ancient copper smelting.
- Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the airvon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 18. November 2025 um 10:00
The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.
- From nanoscale to global scale: Advancing MIT’s special initiatives in manufacturing, health, and climatevon Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano am 13. November 2025 um 20:45
MIT.nano cleanroom complex named after Robert Noyce PhD ’53 at the 2025 Nano Summit.
- From nanoscale to global scale: Advancing MIT’s special initiatives in manufacturing, health, and climatevon Amanda Stoll DiCristofaro | MIT.nano am 13. November 2025 um 20:45
MIT.nano cleanroom complex named after Robert Noyce PhD ’53 at the 2025 Nano Summit.
- Green bananas can’t throw 3.091 Fun Run off coursevon Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering am 13. November 2025 um 20:00
Quick thinking and good spirit marked the Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s first-ever community run.
- MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plasticvon Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and Engineering am 12. November 2025 um 21:25
Jacqueline Prawira’s innovation, featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers,” tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
- New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosionvon Anne Trafton | MIT News am 12. November 2025 um 16:00
Because it’s nearly impermeable to gases, the polymer coating developed by MIT engineers could be used to protect solar panels, machinery, infrastructure, and more.
- New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosionvon Anne Trafton | MIT News am 12. November 2025 um 16:00
Because it’s nearly impermeable to gases, the polymer coating developed by MIT engineers could be used to protect solar panels, machinery, infrastructure, and more.
- MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphenevon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 6. November 2025 um 19:00
The findings could open a route to new forms of higher-temperature superconductors.
- MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphenevon Jennifer Chu | MIT News am 6. November 2025 um 19:00
The findings could open a route to new forms of higher-temperature superconductors.
- New therapeutic brain implants could defy the need for surgeryvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 5. November 2025 um 10:00
MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions, where they provide electrical stimulation.
- New therapeutic brain implants could defy the need for surgeryvon Adam Zewe | MIT News am 5. November 2025 um 10:00
MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions, where they provide electrical stimulation.






































