Riding herd on photons
A new ‘metamaterial’ prevents electromagnetic waves from reflecting backward, pointing the way toward computer chips that move data with light.
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A physicist and an inventor
New technologies from Marin Soljacic’s lab could have a far-reaching impact on daily life.
Turning heat into power
A new kind of high-temperature photonic crystal could someday power everything from smartphones to spacecraft.
A novel way to concentrate sun’s heat
MIT researchers find a way to generate power without the usual mirror arrays.
Sun-free photovoltaics
Materials engineered to give off precisely tuned wavelengths of light when heated are key to new high-efficiency generating system.
MIT works toward 'smart' optical microchips
Light-powered micro-machines could advance telecommunications
Goodbye wires!
MIT team experimentally demonstrates wireless power transfer, potentially useful for powering laptops, cell phones without cords
Wireless energy could power consumer, industrial electronics
Dead cell phone inspired researcher's innovation