Probing microscopic wiggles in squishy materials
Technique could help improve design of soft materials to withstand jostling during transport or settling due to gravity.
Technique could help improve design of soft materials to withstand jostling during transport or settling due to gravity.
Most materials have a fixed ability to conduct heat, but applying voltage to this thin film changes its thermal properties drastically.
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms.
The mission of SENSE.nano is to foster the development and use of novel sensors, sensing systems, and sensing solutions.
Flexible sensors and an artificial intelligence model tell deformable robots how their bodies are positioned in a 3D environment.
Starting with higher-value niche markets and then expanding could help perovskite-based solar panels become competitive with silicon.
Next-generation devices made with new “peel and stack” method may include electronic chips worn on the skin.
An MIT team has devised a lithium metal anode that could improve the longevity and energy density of future batteries.
MIT researchers grow perfectly shaped germanium tunnels on silicon oxide with controllable length.
The new method could impact devices used in imaging, machine learning, and more.
The 2019-20 School of Engineering MathWorks Fellows are using MATLAB and Simulink to advance discovery and innovation across disciplines.
Anna Frebel, Wesley Harris, and Harry Tuller honored by graduate students as “Committed to Caring.”
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion.
Student committee puts together research showcase while balancing coursework, qualifying exams, and extracurriculars.
The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.