Michael Strano set off hydrogen-fueled rockets as a kid. Today his lab is developing nanosensors, bionic plants, nanoscale ice wires, and a brand-new source of energy. If you know of any MIT ...

In a two-step process, a new catalyst can convert methane into polymers at ordinary temperature and pressure.

Michael Strano noted that 2DPA-1 is very similar to Kevlar, a material used to create bulletproof vests. The material is thin and strong. As such, people could use it as a paint or varnish to ...

Co-author Prof Michael Strano, from MIT in Cambridge, US, said the work was an important proof of principle. “Our paper outlines how one could engineer plants like this to detect virtually ...