Tiny motor can “walk” to carry out tasks
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures — including other robots.
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Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applications.
A new way to make droplets bounce away
Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking.
Translating proteins into music, and back
By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.
Researchers solve mystery of how gas bubbles form in liquid
Findings show how to make confined bubbles develop uniformly, instead of in their usual scattershot way.
Experiments reveal the physics of evaporation
Changes in pressure, more so than temperature, strongly influence how quickly liquids turn to gas, researchers show.
Getting the oil out of water
New technique makes it possible to image the fouling of membranes in 3-D, could lead to better antifouling materials.
MIT class of 2019 witnesses $500 million climate pledge
Michael Bloomberg announces new Beyond Carbon initiative in his Commencement address.
How to speed up the discovery of new solar cell materials
Streamlined system for creating and analyzing perovskite compounds may cut development time from 20 years to two.
Manipulating atoms one at a time with an electron beam
New method could be useful for building quantum sensors and computers.
The kilo is dead. Long live the kilo!
An old artifact kept in a vault outside Paris is no longer the standard for the kilogram. Now, nature itself provides the definition.
New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
A slippery surface for liquids with very low surface tension promotes droplet formation, facilitating heat transfer.
Study demonstrates seagrass’ strong potential for curbing erosion
Ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy and could help protect vulnerable shorelines.
Thermodynamic insights could lead to better catalysts
Experiments and analyses show how electrons and protons get together on an electrode surface.
3Q: Assessing MIT’s computing infrastructure needs
In planning for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, working group is exploring needs across all parts of the Institute.