Cooling homes without warming the planet
The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner.
The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca for over a decade, to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner.
Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.
Senior Nina Levine is researching technologies for detecting radioactive material, as she pursues a dual path in nuclear science and policy.
New findings may help unleash the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.
Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags.
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.
Student committee delivers interactive conference on microsystems and nanoscience.
Engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy will help enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agriculture.
Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials.
Inspired by personal tragedy, graduate student Hyunwoo Yuk used his background in soft materials to develop a bioadhesive tape for repairing damaged tissue.
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
MIT junior faculty explore new research directions and achieve powerful career advancement enabled by J-WAFS’ mission-driven grant program focused on water and food solutions.
Unconventional form of ferroelectricity could impact next-generation computing.