A new way to make microstructured surfaces
Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties.
Surprising nanotubes: Some slippery, some sticky
New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
A new way to make sheets of graphene
Technique might enable advances in display screens, solar cells, or other devices.
Bionic plants
Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives.
Faculty highlight: Raymond Ashoori
Novel experimental technique reveals exotic behaviors in graphene systems.
How to create selective holes in graphene
New technique developed at MIT produces highly selective filter materials, could lead to more efficient desalination.
Improving carbon nanotube consistency in the lab
Bench-top 'Robofurnace' automates chemical vapor deposition process.
Carbon nanotubes under stress
Postdoc Mostafa Bedewy shows complex competition between chemical activation and mechanical forces in growing CNT forests.
Faculty highlight: A. John Hart
Mechanical engineering professor explores the science and technology of nano manufacturing.
Researchers develop new method to control nanoscale diamond sensors
Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.
How to tap the sun’s energy through heat as well as light
New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand.
Graphene can host exotic new quantum electronic states at its edges
New approach to use of 2-D carbon material opens up unexpected properties, could unleash new uses.
New graphene treatment could unleash new uses
MIT team develops simple, inexpensive method that could help realize material’s promise for electronics, solar power, and sensors.
Creating synthetic antibodies
Synthetic polymers coating a nanoparticle surface can recognize specific molecules just like an antibody.
New implantable sensor paves way to long-term monitoring
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year.