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Graphene holds up under high pressure
Used in filtration membranes, ultrathin material could help make desalination more productive.
Not stuck on silicon
Engineers use graphene as a “copy machine” to produce cheaper semiconductor wafers.
Researchers “iron out” graphene’s wrinkles
New technique produces highly conductive graphene wafers.
Electrons go superballistic
Newly discovered phenomenon accelerates electrons as they enter a viscous state.
Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently
New method could enable pinpoint diagnostics on individual blood cells.
Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86
“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.
Researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known
Porous, 3-D forms of graphene developed at MIT can be 10 times as strong as steel but much lighter.
Seven from MIT are named 2017 IEEE Fellows
Five Lincoln Laboratory staff members and two others from MIT honored for the advancement of engineering, science, and technology.
Startup offers “online booking” for industrial water
MIT alum’s website helps companies find, ship, and recycle water, reducing environmental impact.
The science of friction on graphene
Sliding on flexible graphene surfaces has been uncharted territory until now.
Batch desalination configuration bests standard reverse osmosis approach
Researchers develop a new way to create more clean water with less energy, thanks to clever timing.
New kind of supercapacitor made without carbon
Energy storage device could deliver more power than current versions of this technology.
From engineer to urban planner
Grad student Billy Ndengeyingoma helps improve affordable-housing design in Africa.