Materials Science Archives

Scientists turn words into matter

March 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

ONE-MA3 Project: Materials of the Pyramids

November 14, 2018 | ONE-MA3 2018 | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo Thanksgiving is a time of giving, graciousness, family, and of course, the never-ending rounds of impersonal, unbelievably tricky to navigate questions from distant relatives: “How’s school?”, “What are you studying?”, and my personal […]

Professor Markus Buehler and members of Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics create regenerated silk material with higher strength and the ability to hold new shapes

November 9, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]McAfee Professor of Engineering and head of CEE Markus Buehler, postdoc Shengjie Ling and research scientist Zhao Qin created reconstituted silk that has higher strength and can be formed into new shapes and structures that are […]

CEE New Research Reception provides update on department initiatives and research

November 7, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]The CEE New Research Reception, held on October 26, brought together CEE alumni, friends and community members to hear about updates on the department and new research initiatives. The event featured research presentations from Professor Oral […]

CEE receives top ranking from QS World University Rankings

March 8, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

The 2017 QS World University Rankings were recently released and CEE is ranked among the top. The department was named #1 for Civil and Structural Engineering and #3 for Environmental Science. QS World University Rankings are […]