New MIT work advances the growing field of ionotronics, in which data are transferred through ions, potentially providing a bridge between electronics and biological tissue.

MIT Energy Initiative symposium maps a path to tap the planet’s heat-rich rocks for clean power at scale.

Two faculty and six additional alumni win top APS awards and prizes; four faculty and 12 additional alumni named APS Fellows.

Startup accelerator program grows to over 30 companies, almost half of them with MIT pedigrees.

Startup accelerator program grows to over 30 companies, almost half of them with MIT pedigrees.

This new technique will allow chemists to efficiently fine-tune the chemical structure of an organic molecule.

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 6.

MIT physicists have discovered 3D “moiré crystals” that simulate four-dimensional quantum materials to a T.

MIT physicists have discovered 3D “moiré crystals” that simulate four-dimensional quantum materials to a T.

Co-founded by Dan Sobek ’88, SM ’92, PhD ’97, 1s1 Energy has developed electrochemical cell materials for hydrogen electrolyzers that it says reduces energy use by 30 percent.

The electrical engineering and nanotechnology leader will guide the US Army-sponsored research center as it advances next-generation materials, electronics, and photonics for national security.

A new model measures defects that can be leveraged to improve materials’ mechanical strength, heat transfer, and energy-conversion efficiency.

A new model measures defects that can be leveraged to improve materials’ mechanical strength, heat transfer, and energy-conversion efficiency.

Build for Ukraine 2.0 united students, researchers, and Ukrainian collaborators to prototype solutions shaped by wartime conditions.

An AI model generates novel proteins based on how they vibrate and move, opening new possibilities for dynamic biomaterials and adaptive therapeutics.

New insights into metallic cracks that harm battery performance could advance the longstanding quest to develop energy-dense solid-state batteries.

New insights into metallic cracks that harm battery performance could advance the longstanding quest to develop energy-dense solid-state batteries.

The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.

This award-winning startup with roots at the MIT Energy Initiative is developing lightweight, flexible, high-efficiency solar energy films designed to be used on roofs, walls, and any curved surface.

Participants learn how laser “fingerprinting” can help identify materials in fields ranging from law enforcement to art restoration.

Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.

The technology could enable fast, point-of-care diagnoses for pneumonia and other lung conditions.

One year in, MIT’s hands-on 6-5 (Electrical Engineering With Computing) degree program is already one of the most popular majors among first-year students.

Professor Jesse Thaler describes a vision for a two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.

Using boron nitride nanotubes, mechanical engineering doctoral student Palak Patel develops materials for space that block dangerous ionizing radiation.

Using boron nitride nanotubes, mechanical engineering doctoral student Palak Patel develops materials for space that block dangerous ionizing radiation.

Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between MIT and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, researchers are creating playable physical and synthesized replicas.

The advanced manufacturing group becomes a member and will contribute equipment to MIT.nano.

MIT researchers uncovered the physics behind bubble-removing membranes that could improve bioreactors, chemical production, and more.

MIT researchers uncovered the physics behind bubble-removing membranes that could improve bioreactors, chemical production, and more.

The X-ray diffraction and imaging facility at MIT.nano adds a new tool to support research in a wide variety of disciplines.

The X-ray diffraction and imaging facility at MIT.nano adds a new tool to support research in a wide variety of disciplines.

In STS.059 (The Bioeconomy and Society), students explore the social and political factors at work in the biology, biotech, and biological engineering sectors.

Overcoming challenges of 3D printing with multiple functional materials, MIT researchers fabricated an electric linear motor in hours.

Seven faculty members, along with 12 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.

Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.

The flexible material could enable on-demand heat dissipation for electronics, fabrics, and buildings.

Professor of the practice Carlo Ratti designed this year’s Olympic torch with the ethos and principles he brings to his work at MIT.

New framework supports design and fabrication of compliant materials such as printable textiles and functional foams, letting users predict deformation and material failure.

For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid.

For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid.

MIT researchers’ DiffSyn model offers recipes for synthesizing new materials, enabling faster experimentation and a shorter journey from hypothesis to use.

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.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

By leveraging excess heat instead of electricity, microscopic silicon structures could enable more energy-efficient thermal sensing and signal processing.

MIT physicist shares 400,000-euro award for influential work on “magic-angle” graphene.

New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful.

The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.