Topic
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
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Researchers find a way to extend life and improve performance of fuel cell electrodes
Surface treatment greatly reduces degradation of catalyst material.
June 13, 2016 -
Researchers discover new way to turn electricity into light, using graphene
By slowing down light to a speed slower than flowing electrons, researchers create a kind of optical “sonic boom.”
June 13, 2016 -
New method snips complex fibers into uniform particles
Stretching process can produce nanoscale rods or strips made of many material combinations.
June 6, 2016 -
Automating DNA origami opens door to many new uses
Like 3-D printing did for larger objects, method makes it easy to build nanoparticles out of DNA.
May 26, 2016 -
Finding a new formula for concrete
Researchers look to bones and shells as blueprints for stronger, more durable concrete.
May 25, 2016 -
Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription
New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
May 25, 2016 -
Markus Buehler awarded Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for advances in nanotechnology
May 24, 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 -
Hot new solar cell
System converts solar heat into usable light, increasing device’s overall efficiency.
May 23, 2016 -
Glowing tumors light a path to cancer treatment
Mechanism developed at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital shows promising results for improved ovarian cancer detection and removal.
May 20, 2016 -
Speedy terahertz-based system could detect explosives
Spectroscopic system with chip-scale lasers cuts detection time from minutes to microseconds.
May 20, 2016 -
New nanoparticle catalysts could reduce need for precious metals
Process from MIT provides improved reactivity with much less platinum.
May 19, 2016 -
Metals aficionado
A new faculty member in materials science and engineering is creating healable metals.
May 18, 2016 -
New material temporarily tightens skin
“Second skin” polymer could also be used to protect dry skin and deliver drugs.
May 9, 2016 -
Achieving zero resistance in energy flow
MIT postdoc Cui-Zu Chang makes a spintronic breakthrough in the Moodera group.
May 6, 2016 -
A new paper-based test for the Zika virus
Inexpensive device can diagnose Zika in just a few hours.
May 6, 2016 -
Research highlight: Jagadeesh Moodera
Step-by-step, the Moodera Research Group is building the essential knowledge and hardware for next-generation quantum computers.
April 29, 2016 -
MIT.nano rising
MIT's future home for cutting-edge nanoscience and nanotechnology research gets fitted with 23 tons of steel per day.
April 20, 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 -
For stronger, lighter, cheaper materials, scroll up
Researchers create perfect nanoscrolls from graphene’s imperfect form.
April 12, 2016