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New laser setup probes metamaterial structures with ultrafast pulses
New laser setup probes metamaterial structures with ultrafast pulses

The LIRAS technique could speed up the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials.

This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects

Computer vision enables contact-free 3D printing, letting engineers print with high-performance materials they couldn’t use before.

Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers

New coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria from heat and humidity, which could allow them to be deployed for large-scale agricultural use.

Materials science and engineering career fair connects students with industry opportunities
Materials science and engineering career fair connects students with industry opportunities

MIT DMSE hosts its first-ever jobs fair, attracting industry giants, startups, and students for networking and career exploration.

Gene-Wei Li and Michael Birnbaum named Pew Innovation Fund investigators
Gene-Wei Li and Michael Birnbaum named Pew Innovation Fund investigators

MIT researchers will partner on interdisciplinary research in human biology and disease.

Computational imaging researcher attended a lecture, found her career
Computational imaging researcher attended a lecture, found her career

A pivotal talk led postdoc Kristina Monakhova to develop smart, computational cameras and microscopes for intelligent systems.

Kristala Prather named head of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Kristala Prather named head of the Department of Chemical Engineering

Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology expert to succeed Paula Hammond.

Professor Emeritus Walter Hollister, an expert in flight instrumentation and guidance, dies at 92
Professor Emeritus Walter Hollister, an expert in flight instrumentation and guidance, dies at 92

The lifelong athlete, pilot, aviation enthusiast, and educator taught at the Institute for 40 years.

The power of knowledge
The power of knowledge

Senior Joshua Kuffour has set a goal of taking classes in as many departments as he can before he graduates. “It's taught me about valuing different ways of thinking,” he says.

Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar

The MIT alumnus will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.

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