Solar cells as light as a soap bubble
Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.
Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.
Experimental physicist explores the wild frontiers of graphene and other ultrathin materials.
MIT's Institute of Medical Engineering and Science is on the front lines of efforts to diagnose and develop a vaccine against the emerging Zika virus.
Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.
New technology could secure credit cards, key cards, and pallets of goods in warehouses.
Nanopores may be trapping oil and gas in the ancient hydrocarbon instead of allowing them to flow.
New delivery method boosts efficiency of CRISPR genome-editing system.
Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers.
Polymer nanowires that assemble in perpendicular layers could offer route to tinier chip components.
Material may offer cheaper alternative to smart windows.
Results may help improve efficiency of solar cells, energy-harvesting devices.
Solving a longstanding mystery, MIT experiments reveal two forms of turbulence interacting.
Small voltage can flip thin film between two crystal states — one metallic, one semiconducting.
Michael Watts took two decades to make the 20-mile trip from suburban Hingham to tenure at MIT.