EmTech, a conference on emerging technologies sponsored by MIT’s Technology Review, begins March 2 in New Delhi.  Dean Subra Suresh will be one of the featured speakers in a session on taking technology from the lab to the market. Dr. Desh Dehpande, chair of the DMSE Visiting Committee, will also participate in the conference.

An article in the Jan. 28 Chicago Tribune reported on new surgery possibilities for patients with brain tumors. The BeamPath, based on technology developed at MIT, now allows greater speed and precision for surgeons.  Prof. Yoel Fink’s and Prof. Ned Thomas’s research on “perfect mirrors” led to a fiber capable of delivering high-powered carbon dioxide laser beams, in a very controlled manner.

See CNN for more about Omniguide’s BeamPath technology

CNN story helps surgeon perform ‘lifesaving’ op – text (video on youtube)

Further information on Omniguide from CNN.com

As part of the MIT Club of Singapore’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations, on Jan. 22 several members of the MIT community participated in a day-long symposium, “Challenges and Opportunities in Energy: Perspectives From MIT.” Prof. Gerd Ceder and Prof. Gang Chen gave a talk on “New Materials and Energy Technology.”

Mr. Joe Dhosi, Internship Program Coordinator, is working to place sophomores and juniors in positions for Summer 2009.  He is inviting potential employers to contact him (jmdhosi at mit) if their organization hires undergraduate students in science or engineering in summer positions.

The DMSE Industrial Internship Program is academically strenuous, meeting the thesis requirement for students following this track. Employers are asked to pay a fair wage, and to assist with living arrangements. Each student is supervised by both a faculty advisor at MIT and a supervisor on location. More about the program can be found on the DMSE website.

The conference will take place at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, IL during the week of June 28-July 1st, 2009. The abstract deadline is February 5, 2009.

The scope of the Conference encompasses all classes of self-healing materials including polymers, ceramics, metals, and composites, while biomaterials and bio-inspiration serve as model systems that guide research in the emergent field of self-healing. A broad spectrum of industries are impacted and represented by the field including aerospace, automotive, transportation, microelectronics, architecture, electronics, and manufacturing.

The event is endorsed by the Society for Engineering Science, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the Materials Research Society and the Delft Center for Materials, among others.