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Twelfth annual Page Hazlegrove Lecture in Glass Art, sponsored by the MIT Glass Lab in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
"A revolutionary super-slippery coating to liberate your ketchup!"
This is a recorded presentation of a talk given by Karl Berggren at the Molecular Materials conference in Singapore on Jan 9, 2012.
Lorna Gibson is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
SiSi Ni demonstrates the winning prototype for MADMEC 2010. Notice that the curtains open as she covers the light sensor with her hand, and close as she uncovers it.
MADMEC Design Events introduce the teams to a specific prototyping tool, while helping them use and develop their MIT engineering know-how. The theme of Design Event 1 was the MADMEC 3DP TRACTOR PULL, during which the teams pulled a 5 kg weight up the quarter elliptical ramp, using an ...
MIT researchers found that arc-shaped magnetic nanotracks could be used most effectively to control the motion of magnetic microbeads across the surface of a silicon wafer. By combining these arcs, they produced configurations such as this, with two "reservoir" rings ...
This video gives a quick overview of the department and its lab-centered curriculum.
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
A team of MIT researchers has found a coating that outperforms others not only in preventing foggy buildups, but also in maintaining good optical properties without distortion.
Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT profiles three prominent interdisciplinary researchers at MIT. Profiles include Maria Zuber, a geophysicist renowned for her research on planetary surfaces; Vladimir Bulovi?, an electrical engineer developing lightweight ...
A paper solar cell circuit is shown powering an LCD clock when illuminated. The entire integrated paper photovoltaic is then fed through a roll-to-roll office laser-jet printer. The resulting ink spells MIT on the device side of the paper array, which then continues to power the LCD clock. The ...
Molecular Aspects of Materials Design
MIT Professor Paula Hammond talks about the promise of solar energy and why MIT is uniquely positioned to help realize that promise. Interview recorded 4/27/2009.
Systems that print mechanical components with metal Âpowder could be used to build lighter, more efficient airplanes.
