Topic
electronics
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How to power up graphene implants without frying cells
New analysis finds way to safely conduct heat from graphene to biological tissues.
September 23, 2016 -
Analog computing returns
New analog compiler could help enable simulation of whole organs and even organisms.
June 20, 2016 -
Physicists predict previously unseen phenomena in exotic materials
Better understanding of topological semimetals could help usher in future electronics.
June 6, 2016 -
Light can “heal” defects in some solar cells
Defects in some new electronic materials can be removed by making ions move under illumination.
May 24, 2016 -
2.007 robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
Motors smoking, robot reenacted Paul Revere’s ride to win competition.
May 6, 2016 -
Making electronics out of coal
Instead of burning up this complex hydrocarbon, let’s make devices from it, says Jeffrey Grossman.
April 19, 2016 -
Fast-tracking medical device development
Brian Anthony teams researchers and physicians with industry to accelerate advances in patient care.
April 13, 2016 -
New way to control particle motions on 2-D materials
Study points the way to new photonic devices with one-way traffic lanes.
March 21, 2016 -
In Profile: Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
Experimental physicist explores the wild frontiers of graphene and other ultrathin materials.
February 24, 2016 -
Stretchable hydrogel electronics
Water-based “Band-Aid” senses temperature, lights up, and delivers medicine to the skin.
December 7, 2015 -
MIT joins $171M public-private consortium on manufacturing flexible electronics
Government, industry, and academia partner to bring new generation of electronics to commercial scale.
September 9, 2015 -
Making the new silicon
Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage in data centers, consumer devices.
July 29, 2015 -
Electrons corralled using new quantum tool
“Whispering gallery” effect confines electrons, could provide basis for new electron-optics devices.
May 7, 2015 -
Faculty highlight: Vladimir Bulovic
MIT's associate dean for innovation is inventing at the nanoscale.
February 26, 2015 -
Jesus del Alamo is named an American Physical Society Fellow
December 23, 2014 -
Extreme materials and ubiquitous electronics
Tomás Palacios explores the application of novel materials in next-generation electronics to save energy and expand possibilities.
December 2, 2014 -
New 2-D quantum materials for nanoelectronics
MIT team provides theoretical roadmap to making 2-D electronics with novel properties.
November 20, 2014 -
Controlling a material with voltage
Technique could let a small electrical signal change materials’ electrical, thermal, and optical characteristics.
November 20, 2014 -
Magnetic fields make the excitons go ’round
Theorists find a new way to improve efficiency of solar cells by overcoming exciton “traps.”
September 21, 2014 -
Physicists find a new way to push electrons around
Discovery might ultimately lead to new, more energy-efficient transistors and microchips.
September 11, 2014