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A cross section of the outcome of a selective sulfidation of a lithium-ion battery materials. The Allanore group develops processes that recover and recycle the metallic elements that compose such batteries. The color differences indicate the redistribution of the elements in various phases, amenable to better recovery.READ MORE

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有关麻省理工学院对Covid-19的反应的信息

Informed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, MIT is acting to keep our community safe and stop the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and their families are of the utmost importance to all of us — the situation is evolving and we will provide up-to-date information as we have it.

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Polina Anikeeva命名为2020 Macvicar教职员工

Congratulations to Professor Polina Anikeeva, who was named a 2020 MacVicar Fellow. The MacVicar Fellowships are MIT's highest teaching award, recognizing creativity and excellence in undergraduate education. Professor Anikeeva is richly deserving of this honor; she is dedicated to Course 3 students, and they recognize how she believes in them, encourages them, and pushes them to do the best job possible.

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Enhancing cancer immunotherapy with nanomedicine

Professor Darrell Irvine has a new paper published in Nature on using nanomaterials to enhance immune-system treatments of cancer. The team of researchers discuss how nanomedicine-based treatment strategies are well suited to immunotherapy on the basis of nanomaterials’ ability to direct immunomodulators to tumours and lymphoid organs, to alter the way biologics engage with target immune cells and to accumulate in myeloid cells in tumours and systemic compartments.

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New technique may be key to producing stretchy electronics

Jeehwan Kim和其他MIT工程师开发的新过程可能是以具有成本效益的方式制造具有多种功能的灵活电子产品的关键。该过程称为“远程外观”，涉及将半导体材料的薄膜生长在相同材料的大而厚的晶圆上，该材料被石墨烯的中间层覆盖。

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New electrode design may lead to more powerful batteries

New research from Professor Ju Li's lab could lead to batteries that can pack more power per pound and last longer, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as one of the battery’s two electrodes, the anode. The team's new system could lead to safe anodes that are much lighter than their conventional counterparts.

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Events

DMSE's Admitted Graduate Student Visiting Weekend (March 12-15) is cancelled. Our staff will be in touch with the admitted students about other ways to connect with and learn about the department.
Please watch the DMSE website and MIT Events Calendar for notice of cancelled or rescheduled events.

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开发新的方法来推进铜生产

Copper and sulfur are two products of a new electrochemical process that the Allanore group has proposed, which converts natural sulfide minerals into liquid copper and elemental sulfur. Copper is the backbone of the electronic area we live in, and is predicted to support the deployment of sustainable power generation. Sulfur is an essential chemical element, source of power, acids or sulfates such as used in agriculture.

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Imitating mussels to create strong hydrogels

MIT researchers have found a way to create strong, flexible threads by imitating the natural ability of mussels. During the 2019 Materials Research Society fall meeting, grad student Sean Cazzell presented his and Professor Niels Holten-Andersen's findings, which could potentially have use in advanced 3D printing of synthetic tissues and other biomedical applications.

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