How to spawn an “exceptional ring” Researchers create exotic states that could lead to new kinds of sensors and optical devices. September 9, 2015 Read full story →
Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s needed July 7, 2015 Read full story →
Explained: chemical vapor deposition Technique enables production of pure, uniform coatings of metals or polymers, even on contoured surfaces. June 19, 2015 Read full story →
Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient Graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants. May 29, 2015 Read full story →
Measuring hot electrons MIT graduate student Qiong Ma is uncovering electrical properties of graphene-based devices using laser-light stimulation. May 26, 2015 Read full story →
How to make continuous rolls of graphene New manufacturing process could take exotic material out of the lab and into commercial products. May 21, 2015 Read full story →
Taking control of light emission Researchers find a way of tuning light waves by pairing two exotic 2-D materials. May 20, 2015 Read full story →
Probing graphene physics MIT postdoc Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi charts quantum signatures of electronic transport in graphene. May 19, 2015 Read full story →
Plugging up leaky graphene New technique may enable faster, more durable water filters. May 8, 2015 Read full story →
Electrons corralled using new quantum tool “Whispering gallery” effect confines electrons, could provide basis for new electron-optics devices. May 7, 2015 Read full story →
Faculty highlight: Pablo Jarillo-Herrero MIT physics professor has played a leading role in the development of revolutionary new artificial materials. May 6, 2015 Read full story →
Faculty promotions announced in EECS Five faculty are promoted to full professor; three faculty promoted to associate professor. March 19, 2015 Read full story →
The secret of wrinkling, folding, and creasing New research provides a general formula for understanding how layered materials form different surface patterns. March 9, 2015 Read full story →
Meet the 2015 MIT Siebel Scholars Graduate students in computer science, bioengineering, and business honored. January 21, 2015 Read full story →