Podcast discussions are now available for all those interested in the field of Nanomechanics.* The podcasts were created by Prof. Christine Ortiz and Course III students in conjunction with the MIT undergraduate engineering subject 3.052 Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials (stellar site). We’re very grateful to all the podcasters for making this exciting new venture available!

*Nanomechanics is the study of forces, motions, energies, and deformations over distances of ~<100 nanometers or involving forces ~<100 nanoNewton. 1 nanoNewton is 10^-9 times the force that produces an acceleration of 1 meter per second per second when exerted on a mass of 1 kilogram.

Prof. Ceder was interviewed on NPR’s Science Friday in a segment entitled, “Batteries of the Future May Charge in Seconds” (March 13, 2009).

Prof. Fink explains the BeamPath laser in an interview with WBZ’s Anthony Silva (May 16, 2008).

A podcast by Prof. Angela Belcher explains how viruses can produce eco-friendly batteries.

Prof. Ned Thomas discusses Technology and the Future Warrior (Sept. 23, 2004).

See iTunesU for lectures from 3.091, Introduction to Solid State Chemistry (2004), 3.60, Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties (2005), and 3.320, Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials (2005).