scholarly journals In Profile: Paula Hammond, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-95
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Massachusetts Institute ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Institute Of Technology

scholarly journals Nano-Scale Armor

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (09) ◽  
pp. 34-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Abrams
Keyword(s):  
Research Team ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Massachusetts Institute ◽  
Mustard Gas ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Added Benefit ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Nano Size

This paper highlights various aspects in the development of nanoscale armors for soldiers. Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) is dedicated to achieving such objectives through nanotechnology. Paula T. Hammond, an associate professor of chemical engineering at the institute, leads a research team that hopes to discover materials that can both detect and resist chemical weapons or biological attacks. The difficulty in using multiple polymers—and other materials—has long been that polymers tend to separate from each other. Hammond's solution is a novel use of polyelectrolytes. Eventually, molecules in a soldier's uniform will be able to neutralize specific chemicals and literally pop the cells of less-than-friendly biological agents. Hammond plans to also include a layer of nano-size molecules called dendrimers, which can react with mustard gas and deactivate it. Many of the coatings they have come up with have the added benefit of being waterproof-protecting soldiers from the elements as well as from things like E. coli.

scholarly journals Science Communication Competition

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Vikramaditya Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Massachusetts Institute ◽  
Postgraduate Student ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Annual Activity ◽  
Institute Of Technology

After the success of the first Science Communication Competition, launched in the Society's Centenary year, it was decided that the competition would run as an annual activity. It aims to find young talented science writers and give them the opportunity to have their work published, both online and in The Biochemist. The competition attracted lots of entries, and the overall winner for 2012 was Vikramaditya Yadav, a postgraduate student studying Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose article Winning the drug lottery follows.

XX Rudi Dombusch, Keys to Prosperity. Free Markets, Sound Money, and bit of Luck The MIT Press 2000 Londres

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (130) ◽  
Author(s):  
GERARDO REYES GUZMÁN
Keyword(s):  
Massachusetts Institute ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Free Markets ◽  
Institute Of Technology

Rudiger Dornbusch, destacado economista del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), analiza en esta trascendental obra tópicos como inflación, deuda, tipos de cambio, política externa y mercados emergentes. El marco conceptual descansa en la corriente de la escuela de Chicago, la cual parte del principio de que el mercado es el mecanismo que garantiza la creación del progreso en contraste con el Estado, que en su afán por encontrar soluciones perfectas, fracasa regularmente en sus cometidos.

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