Highlights

2020

Voltage Control of Optical Properties by Ionic Gating

A General Framework for Nanoscale Electromagnetism

Mucin Glycans Regulate Microbial Virulence

Thermally-Induced Surfactant Displacement to Induce Colloidal Gelation

Voltage Control of Magnetism above Room Temperature in Epitaxial SCFO

Structured Multimaterial Filaments for 3D Printing of Optoelectronics

2019

Diode Fibers for Fabric-based Optical Communications

Nanophotonic Particle Simulation and Inverse Design Using Artificial Neural Networks

Enhanced diffusion by binding to the crosslinks of a polymer gel

Electrical control of magnetic properties in thin films by hydrogen gating

The Gels, Elastomers, and Networks Experience (GENE)

Reversible thermal conductivity in epitaxial WO₃ films

Thin film chromium oxide perovskites

Spin-Pumping and Spin-to-Charge Conversion in Topological Dirac Semimetal/Ferromagnet Bilayer Structure

Design and Synthesis of a Polymer Hydrogel with Effective Crosslinking via Bottlebrush Polymers

A Lithium Solid-State Memristor -Modulating Interfaces and Defects for Novel Li-Ionic Operated Memory and Computing Architectures

Education: Middle School Program Immerses Students in Science and Engineering Activities

 

2018

Hierarchical 3D-printing of Integrated Multifunctional Structures

A New High-efficiency Regime for Gas Phase Terahertz Lasers

How Mucus Keeps You Healthy

First Measurement of Bond Dissociation During Shear in a Transient Network

Strong Electric Fields Tune the Stability of Ionic Defects in Oxides

Microstructure and Magnetic Tuning in Oxygen-Deficient Sr(Ti,Co)O_3-δ

Direct Deposition of Catalysts on Porous Metallic Foams for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction

Thin Film Chromium Oxide Perovskites

Room-temperature spin-orbit torque switching induced by a topological insulator

MIT MRSEC’s Community College REU Program Broadens the STEM Pipeline

 

2017

Strong Electric Fields Tune the Stability of Ionic Defects in Oxides

Controlled Fragmentation of Multimaterial Fibers Via Polymer Cold-Drawing

Stretchable Spinal Cord Probes Offer New Tools to Study the Nervous System

Understanding Loops in Polymer Networks Results in an Improved Theory for Rubbery Materials

Using Light to Control the Viscoelastic Mechanical Properties of Gel-Like Materials

Materials Deficient in Oxygen Show Promise in Magnetically Controlled Optical Devices

Mechanical Stress and Temperature Can Tune the Stability of Electronic Defects in Semiconducting Oxides

RET Inspires Research Collaboration Between Middle School Students and MIT Research Group

Room-temperature spin-orbit torque switching induced by a topological insulator

Bottlebrush Hydrogels as Tunable Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Bottlebrush Hydrogels as Tunable Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

 

2016

First Experimental Observation of Weyl Points

Spawning Rings of Exceptional Points out of Dirac Cones

Biochemical Mechanisms to Control Gel Crosslinking and Permeability

Functional Oxides Can Be Switched Between Distinct Structures and Properties via Electrochemical Bias

New Candidate for Optically Induced Topological Semimetals

 

2015

IRG-III researchers demonstrate nanoscale cation motion in memristive systems

Creating Crystalline Silicon Core Fibers from Aluminum and Glass Preforms

Bio-Inspired Gels Show Promise as Self-healing Materials with Properties Controlled by Metal Ions

Strain Coupling in Oxide Nano-composites Controls Magnetism and Oxygen Exchange Kinetics

MRSEC’s Felice Frankel and Nature’s Creative Director engage a global community of scientists and engineers in their live webcast discussion on graphics and photography

Synthetic Backpacks Attached to Immune Cells Selectively Target Sites of Inflammation in the Skin and Lungs

Voltage Controlled Magnetism: Towards an Ultralow-Power Switch for New Magnetic Devices

MIT MRSEC Partnership Provides Puerto Rican Students with Valuable Research Experience