Maldives sandbars. Image, MIT Self-Assembly Lab, and Invena.
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Consider the range of possibilities from 4D printed materials that transform underwater or fibers that snap into a particular shape when they are cut out of a flat panel to coaxing shifting sands in the ocean into building artificial islands, and you will have some idea of the breadth of research that Skylar Tibbits, MIT Associate Professor of Design Research in the Department of Architecture, pursues.
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Alloy Design Workshop 2019
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The third annual Alloy Design Workshop at MIT, “Micro-mechanics informed alloy design: overcoming scale-transition challenges,” will take place on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Building 6, Room 104 (Chipman).
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Using light to generate order in an exotic material
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A physics experiment with ultrafast laser pulses produces a previously unseen phase of matter, MIT researchers and their collaborators report.
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- MIT.nano Seminar: “Materials by Design: Three-Dimensional (3D) Nano-Architected Meta-Materials,” Julia Greer, Ruben and Donna Mettler Professor of Materials Science, Mechanics, and Medical Engineering, California Institute of Technology; and Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech; Tues., Dec. 3, 2019. from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Building 4, Room 349. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public, but registration is required.
- Materials Seminar: “Supramolecular engineering approaches to turn biomolecules into functional biomaterials and devices,” Alvaro Mata, Chair in Biomedical Engineering & Biomaterials, University of Nottingham, Wed., Dec. 4, 2019, at 12:00 noon. in Building 6, Room 104 (Chipman Room).
- David and Edith Harris Physics Colloquium: "Super-resolution imaging of transcription in living cells,” Ibrahim I. Cissé, the Class of 1922 Career Development Assistant Professor, Thurs., Dec. 5, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. in Building 10, Room 250. Refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in Building 4, Room 349 (Pappalardo Community Room).
- World Film Premiere: Mining the Deep Sea, a film about deep-sea mining produced by John Freidah, followed by a panel discussion with experts from the film, Thurs., Dec. 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Building 4, Room 370. Reception to follow. Watch film trailer.
- Polymers and Soft Matter Seminar: Associate Professor Yeon Sik Jung, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Wed., Dec. 11, 2019. from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Refreshments at 3:00 p.m.
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We invite your company to become a member of the MRL Industry Collegium. As a member, your company will receive:
- premium access to member only briefing materials and information via our website
- periodic publications and research activity highlights
- invitations to workshops, conferences and symposia
- support for research staff visits on-campus
- facilitation of corporate meetings and events
- customized interactions with MIT students
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o join the collegium contact:
Mark Beals
Associate Director, MRL
617-253-2129
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Cambridge, MA 02139
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