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Professor Elsa Olivetti from MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering has been named associate dean of engineering at MIT. She will join Dean Anantha Chandrakasan and Deputy Dean Maria Yang on the MIT School of Engineering faculty leadership team.

K-12 educators in a weeklong workshop at MIT mold self-healing metal, bridging materials science and engineering, teacher training, and classroom engagement.

MIT researchers are working toward new cybersteels developed with computing technology. Future applications of these advanced materials include printed aircraft components and ship hulls that are harder to detect.

MIT engineers fabricated 2D materials that could lead to next-generation transistors and electronic films.

A new study by MIT engineers shows how shaving can damage blades. Human hair, 50 times softer than steel, can chip away a razor’s edge, the engineers found.