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    The Temple Scroll: Reconstructing an ancient manufacturing practice

    The Temple Scroll: Reconstructing an ancient manufacturing practice

    Study of Dead Sea Scroll sheds light on a lost ancient parchment-making technology. MIT Spotlight Read more Science Advances original man...
    Cement Hydration monitoring

    Cement Hydration monitoring

    Cement is the most widely used construction material and its demand in recent decades has increased exponentially. Cement is usually mixe...
    Ancient construction materials

    Ancient construction materials

    Some ancient construction materials have lasted thousands of years of weathering and use and yet structures still stand today. The ruins ...
    Multiscale damage assessment of ancient structures

    Multiscale damage assessment of ancient structures

    This project explores innovative approaches to characterize ancient structures and materials, addressing recently developed imaging techn...
    Redesigning conservation strategies of the Dead Sea Scrolls

    Redesigning conservation strategies of the Dead Sea Scrolls

    Since their discovery in the late 1940s, the Dead Sea Scrolls, some 900 ancient Jewish texts, have never stopped attracting the attention...
    Bioinspired Construction Materials

    Bioinspired Construction Materials

    Bioinspired construction materials Construction industry used about 40% of raw material by weight in 2009, and the amount of material usa...
    
Professor Admir Masic’s lab featured in The Tech

    Professor Admir Masic’s lab featured in The Tech

    The Laboratory for Multiscale Characterization and Materials Design, led by Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor Ad...
    
New program from MIT offers refugees a career boost

    New program from MIT offers refugees a career boost

    ReACT will award credentials in computer and data science through online and in-person instruction. In Amman, Jordan, last week, a class ...
    
A new perspective on ancient materials inspires future innovation

    A new perspective on ancient materials inspires future innovation

    Research from Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor Admir Masic focuses leveraging ancient successes to create new, ...
    
Inspiring the next generation of engineers

    Inspiring the next generation of engineers

    The second annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Kids Camp exposes youth to accessible STEM activities. Read more on MIT news
    Exploring ancient engineering to inform the future

    Exploring ancient engineering to inform the future

    Materials in Art, Archaeology and Architecture program takes students to Italy for unique fieldwork experience. Read more on MIT News
    The Refugee ACTion Hub (ReACT)

    The Refugee ACTion Hub (ReACT)

    The Refugee ACTion Hub (ReACT) will create tailored learning experiences and spark collaboration. Read more on MIT News
    Educating the Displaced

    Educating the Displaced

    When I was a refugee, education gave me hope. As a professor, I want to return the favor. Read more on MIT Technology Review
    Admir Masic named Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor

    Admir Masic named Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor

    Admir Masic has been awarded the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professorship, starting July 1, 2016, for a three-year ...
    The 2016 Gold Paper Award

    The 2016 Gold Paper Award

    The 2016 Gold Paper Award is presented to Admir Masic (right in image) from the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Potsdam,...
    Seeking inspiration from ancient technologies

    Seeking inspiration from ancient technologies

    New fieldwork program in civil and environmental engineering takes students to Italy for a lesson in ancient infrastructure and materials...
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