Cement production makes up 8% of global CO₂. Leah Ellis, chief exec @SublimeSystems, explains why slashing those emissions is a hard problem she loves to solve. The former DMSE postdoc co-founded the startup with Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang.

DMSE Professor Lionel Kimerling, grad students Luigi Ranno and Drew Weninger, and other researchers have developed a new packaging method that solves major problems associated with integrating electronics and photonics in microchip systems.

Researchers at @CSHub_MIT, including DMSE postdoc Soroush Mahjoubi, speak to @YahooNews about an AI-powered tool that scans scientific literature and over 1 million rock samples to identify materials that can partially replace cement in concrete.

Researchers, including DMSE’s Prof. Alfredo Alexander-Katz and grad student Tianyi Jin, developed a fully autonomous platform that can efficiently identify optimal polymer blends for applications like protein stabilization and drug-delivery materials.

DMSE Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway speaks to @Forbes about the future of solid-state batteries and how the combined demand from computers, artificial intelligence, and electric vehicles will soon outpace the capacity of the electrical grid.

Professor Emeritus Keith Johnson, pioneering theorist in materials science and independent filmmaker, dies at 89. The longtime MIT solid-state physicist brought theoretical insights to an experiment-driven discipline — and later, to film.

In @ACSPublications, DMSE’s Frances Ross, Rafael Jaramillo & Zhenjing Liu, @penn_state’s Qian Mao, & others show how hafnia—a key material for electronics—can be grown epitaxially on graphene, paving the way for new 2D semiconductor devices.

On May 30, three new Kavanaugh fellows were announced at a reception at MIT attended by Betty Saks and Bart Kavanaugh, the couple behind the philanthropic organization. With fellowship support, the engineers aim to turn research into real-world impact.

DMSE Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang, doctoral students Karen Sugano, Sunil Mair, and Saahir Ganti-Agrawal, and others suggest a pathway for utilization of sodium metal as a sustainable, low carbon energy carrier. Read more in @Joule_CP:

Giorgio Rizzo, an @MIT_CEE postdoc, shows how lanthanides—a common fertilizer ingredient—enhance seedling growth and make crops more resilient to UV stress. His broader work on sustainable agriculture was recently recognized with a Kavanaugh Fellowship.

Foundation Alloy, a startup with deep ties to DMSE, applies solid-state metallurgy to engineer a new class of high-performance metals. The alloys can be made twice as strong as traditional metals, with 10 times faster product development.

Jenna Houle, a recent graduate from DMSE and @MITdeptofBE, received the 2025 Henry Ford II Scholar Award. She is recognized for her academic success and exceptional potential for leadership.

Three MIT engineers have received Kavanaugh Fellowship awards to turn pioneering research in 3D printing, carbon capture, and sustainable farming into successful commercial ventures. This year’s recipients are Brian Roehrich, @DiacoNick, and Giorgio Rizzo.

Ongoing research by three @MITarchitecture faculty, with help from DMSE senior lecturer and Metals Lab director Michael Tarkanian, aims to yield structures that protect communities from the devastation of volcanic eruptions.

In an Advanced Science paper, Dr. Julian Klein, Prof. Frances Ross (MIT), and Dr. Kevin Roccapriore (ORNL), describe atomic lock-on, an incredibly accurate electron beam positioning technique allowing them to aim an electron beam at individual atoms.

The Graduate Materials Council (GMC) organized a 5.5-mile hike in southern New Hampshire on June 8, led by graduate student Isabella Caruso.

Foundation Alloy uses solid-state metallurgy technology to create a new class of high-performance metals. The company was founded by a team from MIT—Prof. Christopher Schuh, DMSE alums Jasper Lienhard and Tim Rupert, and @MITSloan alum Jake Guglin.

DMSE graduate student Natalie Mamrol received the Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award at MIT’s Student Awards Convocation in May. Presented by the Graduate Student Council, the Institute Award honors students who foster a strong sense of community among graduate students.

Rising seniors Avani Ahuja, Julianna Lian, Jacqueline Prawira, and Alex Tang have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars. Prawira (bottom left) is a DMSE senior mentored by Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang and the co-inventor of a carbon-free cement making process.

Atomic lock-on, a new method developed by Dr. Julian Klein, Prof. Frances Ross (MIT), and Dr. Kevin Roccapriore (ORNL), lets scientists accurately target atoms, paving the way for more scalable quantum technologies. Read more in Advanced Science: