Materials scientist is honored for his academic leadership and innovative research that bridge engineering and nature. […]
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Materials scientist is honored for his academic leadership and innovative research that bridge engineering and nature. […]
Designing new alloy materials with two or more elements is a complicated process that requires combining information from multiple scales—like zooming in and out between atomic structures and large-scale material properties. Traditionally, this involves experts carefully […]
MIT engineers developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials. […]
An AI method developed by Professor Markus Buehler finds hidden links between science and art to suggest novel materials. […]
A new method could provide detailed information about internal structures, voids, and cracks, based solely on data about exterior conditions. […]
These tunable proteins could be used to create new materials with specific mechanical properties, like toughness or flexibility. […]
Seven researchers, along with 14 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. Seven MIT researchers are among the 106 new members and 18 international members elected to the National Academy […]
Scientists fabricate new materials and sound from flame Anyone who has gazed at a candle flame feels the calming visual sensation it brings to a room. Fires physical behavior and mesmerizing flickering flame has fascinated humankind […]
Machine learning translates human language into materials Is our consciousness, thoughts, and words a state of matter or the result of our neurons creating a material reality? It’s a phenomenon of discovery that MIT scientists explored […]
Three researchers affiliated with the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been recognized in the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers List compiled by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies the world’s most influential researchers who […]
After nearly a decade, an interdisciplinary collaboration to model a 3D spider web leads to many surprising results The spiderweb is an everyday architecture — non-monumental and easily overlooked. Yet artists and scientists are working to […]
Professor Markus Buehler has been awarded the 2021 Daniel C. Drucker Medal by the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The Drucker Medal was established in 1997 in honor of American […]