Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.

Moungi Bawendi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this week. The MIT chemistry professor shares the award with two other scientists — Louis Brus of Columbia University and Alexei Ekimov of ...

Steve Fredette hails from a rural community in central Massachusetts that’s best known to me as home of a nice skiing area called Mount Wachusett. But that has not stopped Fredette from leaving town, ...

STOCKHOLM - An MIT professor is one of three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on tiny quantum dots. Moungi Bawendi, of MIT, Louis Brus, of Columbia University, ...

“With the rising prevalence of cancers and metabolic disorders, coupled with increasing investments in novel drug research and development, the demand for peptide therapeutics is surging. However, the ...

As part of its effort to promote science education, Dow Chemical has set up a minority-focused program with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has established a fellowship at Texas A&M ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amide Technologies, a leading biotech company specializing in the synthesis of complex peptides, announced today the appointment of Dr. Brad Pentelute as its new CEO ...