MIT.nano

Maria Zuber on climate change: “Breakthroughs will happen”

MIT’s vice president for research identifies three areas that show particular promise for climate action.

April 22, 2020

Nano Explorations Webinars, Week of Apr. 20

Tuesday, Apr. 21—Sensing presence in virtual reality by Yuwei Li, PhD candidate and Marwa AlAlawi, Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering

Thursday, Apr. 23—Seeing superlattices: Imaging hidden moiré periods at the nanoisland-2D material interface using 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy by Kate Reidy, PhD candidate, Materials Science & Engineering

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Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in Covid-19 patients

Team designs antibody-like receptor proteins that can bind to cytokines, as possible strategy for treating coronavirus and other infections.

April 17, 2020

MIT.nano Immersion Lab to support the Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program

April 16, 2020

Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed

Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.

April 15, 2020

MIT.nano Associate Director Brian W. Anthony receives Google faculty research award

April 13, 2020

Nano Explorations Webinars, Week of Apr. 13

Tuesday, Apr. 14—Reconfigurable meta-optics with chalcogenide alloys by Mikhail Shalaginov, Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Science & Engineering

Thursday, Apr. 16—Nanoscale insights into the mechanisms of cellular growth and proliferation by Kacper Rogala, Postdoctoral Associate, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

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