New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
Website offers a way of optimizing solar cell materials and production.
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My connectome, myself
Neuroscientist Sebastian Seung is on a quest to map brain connections that reveal how our memories and personalities take root.
Turning heat into power
A new kind of high-temperature photonic crystal could someday power everything from smartphones to spacecraft.
Harnessing nature’s solar cells
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
Solving energy problems, one molecule at a time
Materials scientist explores new possibilities in topics from molecules to rooftop solar panels.
MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturing
Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.
Watching a gas turn superfluid
New work on ultracold gases may also help scientists understand high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars.
Obama honors Mildred Dresselhaus with Enrico Fermi Award
MIT scientist shares one of the U.S. government’s most prestigious awards for scientific achievement with alumnus Burton Richter.
3-D cameras for cellphones
Clever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera so simple, cheap and power-efficient that it could be incorporated into handheld devices.
Garbage to Glamorous
Next House 'Trashion' show wows nearly 100 spectators with eco-friendly outfits, taps into community resources.
Self-aware computing project named a 'world changing' idea by Scientific American
Project Angstrom selected by magazine's editors; featured in December issue