• John Hart gives invited seminars in Singapore and Tokyo

    Prof. John Hart gives invited seminars at the National University of Singapore, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and University of Tokyo. Here’s a photo from Tokyo, with members of Prof. Shigeo Maruyama’s group.

  • A new way to make microstructured surfaces

    The Mechanosynthesis Group’s work on strain-engineered CNT growth in Nature Communications was featured in MIT News. Along with John Hart, the research team included Michael de Volder of Cambridge University; Sei Jin Park, a visiting doctoral student from the University of Michigan; and Sameh Tawfick, a former postdoc at MIT who is now at the University of Illinois…

  • MIT launches additive manufacturing short course led by John Hart

    Additive Manufacturing: From 3D Printing to the Factory Floor will be held from July 21st-25th at MIT and will be led by Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering John Hart, who is also the Mitsui Career Development Chair at the institution.  Designed for US and international manufacturing and design engineers, science, and architect professionals who seek the…

  • Mechanosynthesis Group receives seed funding from the MIT Energy Initiative

    Mechanosynthesis Group receives seed funding from the MIT Energy Initiative to pursue research on nanostructured electrostatic capacitors

  • John Hart selected to receive a 3M Faculty Award

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    John Hart is selected to receive a 3M Faculty Award recognizing the Mechanosynthesis Group’s research and education in additive manufacturing

  • John Hart highlighted in faculty spotlight

    John Hart  was highlighted in MIT News by the Materials Processing Center for his novel work in nano manufacturing.

  • The Mechanosynthesis group is highlighted by MIT News and the Materials Processing Center

    The Mechanosynthesis group is highlighted by MIT News and the Materials Processing Center! Specifically, John Hart is featured as a pioneer in nanomanufacturing. In addition, Postdoc Mostafa Bedewy is featured for showing complex competition between chemical activation and mechanical forces in growing CNT forests. Published research by Bedewy, with Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering A. John Hart…

  • Robofurnace featured in Scitation and physicstoday

    John Hart, Ryan Oliver, and other members of the Mechanosynthesis Group were recognized in Scitation and physicstoday for their Robofurnace publication. “Researchers working to develop nanomaterials with novel properties often rely on educated guesses and one-off experiments to gradually improve, but not always optimize, the fabrication process. Consider thin films made with chemical vapor deposition (CVD):…

  • John Hart speaks at the MIT Research and Development conference

    John Hart speaks at the MIT Research and Development conference, with a talk titled “Principles and processes for scalable nanomanufacturing”. “Nanostructured materials offer incredible potential to enhance and enable critical technologies, including energy storage systems, composite structures, medical devices, and next-generation electronics. Realization of these and further unimagined possibilities will hinge on the design of…

  • Mechanosynthesis researchers win ASME best paper award

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    Justin, John, and UMich collaborator Shorya Awtar win the ASME best paper award in Compliant Mechanisms!