Materials
Taking the sting out of medical tape
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 31 Oct 2012
Safety glass – cut to any shape
23 Oct 2012
How a fish 'broke' a law of physics
22 Oct 2012
Lubricants from vegetable oil
20 Oct 2012
Cost-effective titanium forming
20 Oct 2012
Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes
13 Oct 2012
‘Invisibility’ could be a key to better electronics
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 12 Oct 2012
New technique reveals lithium in action
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 08 Oct 2012
Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
Research uncovers path to defect-free thin films
05 Oct 2012
Probing the mysteries of cracks and stresses
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 28 Sep 2012
Watching electrons move at high speed
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 18 Sep 2012
Quantum stress in nanofilms
14 Sep 2012
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