Stopping a leak the way blood does
Stopping a leak the way blood does
Harnessing the principle that allows blood to clot, MIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes.
Tinier Wires
Tinier Wires
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.
Making wrinkles for drug delivery
Making wrinkles: hydrogels that collapse into complex shapes may aid in ...
Nick Fang says predicting how hydrogels transform could help in the design of more complex and effective drug-delivery systems.
Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Christopher Bettinger
Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Christopher Bettinger
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
Nano-origami
Nano-origami
In this video, flaps of a polymer sheet are folded into a corner of a cube. An external magnetic field interacts with a current flowing through wires embedded in the sheet, causing the sheets to fold up. Read the full story at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/nano-origami-0224.html