The “life” in organisms is due to the specific molecular interactions of proteins, called molecular recognition, that leads to a self-assembly and a large diversity of functions in biology; Emulating biology, in Molecular Biomimetics, GEMSEC is developing novel protocols towards materials and systems based on proteins, engineered in our labs;

A rainbow of activities.. All to enhance students’, teachers’ and public’s recognition & appreciation.. of the state-of-the-art Science and Technology at the materials/bio interface; .. for Students to seek career in Science and Engineering .. for Teachers for better tools for Teaching

Research funded in part by the MIT MRSEC has led to a discovery of one-way photonic behavior. A team made up of MIT physicists Zheng Wang, research scientist in MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics; recent MIT PhD recipient Yidong Chong; Professor John Joannopoulos; and Professor Marin Soljacic have developed and experimentally tested photonic crystals that restrict light to travel

Using small-angle neutron scattering, we investigated the mechanism of molecular exchange in spherical micelles formed by diblock copolymers in an organic solvent.

Highly spin-polarized magnets have the potential to radically improve the performance of many spintronic devices.

Graduate student Wade Luhman has demonstrated a route to enhance the short exciton diffusion length (LD) of organic semiconductors by combining fluorescent and phosphorescent materials into a single electron donating thin film.

Auger recombination is an important mechanism that can limit the performance of solar cells.

Co-sponsored inaugural Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting Student-led one-day conference in hard and soft matter physics held at the New York Academy of Sciences Participating institutions: New York University, Columbia University, City College of New York, CUNY Staten Island, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, Princeton University, SUNY Stony Brook, and Yale University More than 140 attendees