by Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory | May 19, 2023 | National Science Foundation (NSF), 3-D printing, DMSE, Invention, Nuclear science and engineering, Materials Research Laboratory, MIT Energy Initiative, Nanowires, School of Engineering, Research, Mechanical engineering
The materials key to many important applications in aerospace and energy generation must be able to withstand extreme conditions such as high temperatures and tensile stresses without failing. Now a team of MIT-led engineers reports a simple, inexpensive way to... by Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory | Mar 17, 2023 | Research
In work that could lead to important new physics with potentially heady applications in computer science and more, MIT scientists have shown that two previously separate fields in condensed matter physics can be combined to yield new, exotic phenomena. The work is... by Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory | Feb 3, 2023 | Funding, School of Engineering, Research
What do the Apple watch and the Raptor engine of the SpaceX Starship have in common? Answer: Both are made, in part, from advanced materials developed over only a few years — as opposed to the usual decades — with the help of computers in a field pioneered at MIT. Now... by Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory | Nov 17, 2022 | Startups, School of Engineering
Over his long career as an electrochemist and professor, Donald Sadoway has earned an impressive variety of honors, from being named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2012 to appearing on “The Colbert Report,” where he talked about “renewable... by Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory | Aug 31, 2022 | School of Engineering, Research
In research that could jump-start work on a range of technologies including fuel cells, which are key to storing solar and wind energy, MIT researchers have found a relatively simple way to increase the lifetimes of these devices: changing the pH of the system. Fuel...