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MIT researchers are using graphene, a one-atom-thick form of the element carbon, in the quest to make the earth's oceans a viable source of potable water.
Typically plants need an average of at least a few hundred watts per square meter of solar radiation to survive. At depths of a few hundred meters down in the ocean, the amount of solar radiation decays to around a millionth of the surface intensity so that ...
Researchers at MIT have found a new way of making complex three-dimensional structures using self-assembling polymer materials that form tiny wires and junctions.
"A revolutionary super-slippery coating to liberate your ketchup!"
Donald Sadoway is working on a battery miracle — an inexpensive, incredibly efficient, three-layered battery using “liquid metal."
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Jeffrey Grossman explores new possibilities in topics from molecules to rooftop solar panels. Read more about Grossman's work at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/profile-grossman-0126.html
This is a recorded presentation of a talk given by Karl Berggren at the Molecular Materials conference in Singapore on Jan 9, 2012.
Bettinger describes his work at EmTech 2011: Tailoring polymers for biodegradable implants Carnegie Mellon University As a graduate student at MIT, Christopher Bettinger created strong, rubbery polymers that mimic natural tissue and can be tail
Twelfth annual Page Hazlegrove Lecture in Glass Art, sponsored by the MIT Glass Lab in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
14th annual Page Hazlegrove Lecture in Glass Art, sponsored by the MIT Glass Lab in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Processing Center.
MIT Media Lab researchers Steven Keating and Neri Oxman demonstrate some of their work around 3-D printing.
Researchers at UCLA demonstrate their fully stretchable OLED. They achieved the feat by sandwiching a carbon nanotube-polymer blend on either side of a light-emitting plastic.
Systems that print mechanical components with metal powder could be used to build lighter, more efficient airplanes.
