Graphene could yield cheaper optical chips
Researchers show that graphene — atom-thick sheets of carbon — could be used in photodetectors, devices that translate optical signals to electrical.
Energy and the developing world
New student group aims to raise awareness about the developing world’s energy crisis.
Controlling the growth of semiconducting nanowires
MIT doctoral candidate Sam Crawford has contributed to fundamental understanding of growth processes using metal seed particles.
ESD alumna honored by the World Economic Forum
Erica Fuchs named to 'Top 40 under 40 Young Scientist' list
Managing multicore memory
MIT research shows that it may be time to let software, rather than hardware, manage the high-speed on-chip memory banks known as ‘caches.’
Developing nanowires for solar cells
Profiling Silvija Gradečak, the Thomas Lord Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
Catalyzing the next generation of batteries
Professor Yang Shao-Horn works at the cutting edge of basic energy science research
A pea-shooter for molecules
Researchers find that tiny molecules passing through nanotubes can be propelled or slowed depending on their size.
Detecting program-tampering in the cloud
A new version of ‘zero-knowledge proofs’ allows cloud customers to verify the proper execution of their software with a single packet of data.
In the World: Small Mexican village produces clean water with solar-powered system
MIT-developed system runs autonomously, producing 1,000 liters per day.
U.S. News ranks MIT seventh overall among U.S. universities
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
Improving data management, through entrepreneurship
MIT adjunct professor Michael Stonebraker co-founded Vertica Systems, and other startups, that have helped improve database management.
Artificial-intelligence research revives its old ambitions
A new interdisciplinary research center at MIT, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims at nothing less than unraveling the mystery of intelligence.
In The World: Mapping the logistics of megacities
New open-source online maps generated by MIT students provide details of urban supply chains.