Materials
Tiny wires a step towards photonic chip
19 Sep 2011
Diamonds show depth of Earth’s carbon cycle
17 Sep 2011
New materials hold promise for better detection of nuclear weapons
By By Megan Fellman | 13 Sep 2011
Innovative nanoparticle purification system using magnetic fields may aid medication, diagnostics
08 Sep 2011
Concrete improvements could pave the way to greenhouse gas reductions
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 29 Aug 2011
Etch-a-sketch with superconductors
23 Aug 2011
Nano-scientists invent better etching technique
20 Aug 2011
Simply knotted: Creating every knot conceivable from silica microspheres in liquid crystals
20 Aug 2011
Scientists find way to create every imaginable knot inside liquid crystals, may help understand complexities of DNA
Effortless sailing with fluid flow cloak
By By Richard Merritt | 19 Aug 2011
A new approach to scratch resistance
17 Aug 2011
Armchair science: DNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical ‘quantum wire’
12 Aug 2011
Disease-causing tangle could spawn new materials
01 Aug 2011
Pigment discovery expanding to new colours
28 Jul 2011
Graphite + water = the future of energy storage
16 Jul 2011
A combination of two ordinary materials – graphite and water – could produce energy storage systems that perform on par with lithium ion batteries, but recharge in a matter of seconds and have an almost indefinite lifespan
New material could offer hope to those with no voice
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 14 Jul 2011
MIT and Harvard researchers are developing a synthetic material to revitalize damaged vocal cords.
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