Squitching behavior
MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function.
MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function.
Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown's work shows.
Century-old riddle about aragonite formation is unraveled by scientists’ atomistic simulation.
Dislocations in oxides seen as promising electrolytes create a “traffic jam” for charged ions.
MIT's associate dean for innovation is inventing at the nanoscale.
Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.
Analysis shows certain crystal boundaries can enhance, or reduce, hydrogen’s damaging effects.
New mathematical theory may explain patterns in fingerprints, raisins, and microlenses.
Glue can be modified for optimal performance in different types of diseased tissue.
GVD’s vapor-deposited polymer coatings improve performance efficiency in critical applications across industries.
MIT chemistry graduate student Jolene Mork examines rates of excitonic-energy transfer.
Understanding and controlling how energy moves in nanostructured materials such as quantum dots motivates assistant professor of chemical engineering William Tisdale.
New understanding of how to halt photons could lead to miniature particle accelerators, improved data transmission.
Researchers clear hurdles toward a new kind of 2-D microchip using different electron properties.