Making droplets drop faster
New nanopatterned surfaces could improve the efficiency of powerplants and desalination systems.
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Olesnavage wins 2012 Dean A. Horn Award
Undergraduate lays the groundwork for detection of submarine groundwater discharge in Cyprus.
Proposal for MIT Global Environment Initiative seeks public comment
Initiative expected to focus on six broad environmental research themes.
Research update: How to tame hammering droplets
MIT research uncovers new process relating to the way drops of water spread after striking a surface.
Hockfield discusses science, innovation and MIT150 on NPR
On eve of the Institute's anniversary, MIT president talks with On Point's Tom Ashbrook
In the World: Drinking water, from sunshine
MIT team designs solar-powered portable desalination system to use in disaster zones and remote regions.
Putting carbon dioxide to good use
MIT biological engineers have found a way to convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast.
Pushing ions through carbon nanotubes
The tiny, multitalented carbon tubes can carry single molecules, one at a time.
Pooling MIT’s resources to ‘rethink’ water
Workshop assesses scope of water research currently underway at Institute, eyes work that lies ahead.
Pushing droplets around
MIT researchers find a way to make drops on a surface move in just one direction, with possible applications ranging from biology to electronics