» MIT creates new material for fuel cells
16/05/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable elec..
» Finding yields bacteria-resistant films
16/05/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
Having found that whether bacteria stick to surfaces depends partly on how stiff those surfaces are, MIT engineers have created ultrathin films made of polymers that could be applied to medical devices and other surfaces to control microbe ..
» In Sigma Xi lecture, Barsoum to focus on pyramids
07/05/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
Michel Barsoum PhD '85, distinguished professor at Drexel University, will deliver the 2008 Sigma Xi Lecture, entitled "The Mystery of the Great Egyptian Pyramids: The role of materials research in suggesting a partial solution," on May 7.
» Gathering 'concrete' evidence
02/04/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
Even though they are among the best-known structures on Earth, the pyramids of Egypt may still hold surprises. This spring, an MIT class is testing a controversial theory that some of these structures may consist of concrete.
» Researchers rip into 'wallpaper problem'
30/03/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
Frustrated by tape that won't peel off the roll in a straight line? Angry at wallpaper that refuses to tear neatly off the wall? A new study by an MIT mathematician and others shows that wallpaper is simply obeying the laws of physics.
» Researchers boost thermoelectric efficiency
20/03/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a new generation of products that run cleaner.
» MIT finds pre-Columbian use of transport rafts
19/03/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
Oceangoing sailing rafts plied the waters of the equatorial Pacific long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, and traveled from modern-day Chile to western Mexico, according to new findings by MIT researchers.
» Researchers unravel secrets of spider silk's strength
19/03/08 05:00 from MIT News: Materials science
The strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds that work cooperatively to resist force and dissipate energy, MIT r..
