Shedding light on the future of photovoltaics
MIT study finds unprecedented production of metals needed to meet some solar energy goals.
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Physics
A world of wireless power
WiTricity brings wireless power to electrical cars, consumer electronics, and other applications that currently require clumsy cables or chargers.
Gedik and Jarillo-Herrero named 2014 Moore Experimental Investigators in Quantum Materials
The professors have been awarded $1.8 million each for discovery-driven, high-risk research, with potential for new experimental techniques.
Researchers detect brightest pulsar ever recorded
The pulsar, about as large as the city of Boston, is 10 million times brighter than the sun.
Unconventional photoconduction in an atomically thin semiconductor
New mechanism of photoconduction could lead to next-generation excitonic devices.
Cissé receives $2.34 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health
Biophysicist studies transcription with single-molecule resolution in live mammalian cells.
Study: Online classes really do work
Detailed quantitative study of learning online shows success, even among those with least preparation.
Particle detector finds hints of dark matter in space
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer detects positrons in cosmic ray flux that hint at dark matter's origin.
Toward optical chips
A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies.
Physicists find a new way to push electrons around
Discovery might ultimately lead to new, more energy-efficient transistors and microchips.
Teaching light new tricks
Graduate student Wade Hsu and colleagues confine light to a crystal surface and design a transparent display using nanoparticles.
Finding a piece of the proton-spin puzzle
Particle physicists measure the spin contribution of the proton’s antiquark.
A mirror with a peephole
MIT graduate student Yichen Shen designs a photonic crystal system that lets light pass through at a specific angle.
Light pulses control graphene’s electrical behavior
Finding could allow ultrafast switching of conduction, and possibly lead to new broadband light sensors.
Faculty highlight: Marin Soljacic
Physicist reveals new techniques for controlling light by angle, creating transparent displays and photonic crystal bandgaps.