Topic
Carbon nanotubes
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Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed
Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.
April 15, 2020 -
New sensor could help prevent food waste
Monitoring the plant hormone ethylene could reveal when fruits and vegetables are about to spoil.
March 18, 2020 -
A new approach to making airplane parts, minus the massive infrastructure
Carbon nanotube film produces aerospace-grade composites with no need for huge ovens or autoclaves.
January 13, 2020 -
MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air.
October 24, 2019 -
“Electroadhesive” stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures
New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.
October 11, 2019 -
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
September 12, 2019 -
MIT engineers build advanced microprocessor out of carbon nanotubes
New approach harnesses the same fabrication processes used for silicon chips, offers key advance toward next-generation computers.
August 28, 2019 -
A single-photon source you can make at home
Shining light through household bleach creates fluorescent quantum defects in carbon nanotubes for quantum computing and biomedical imaging.
August 9, 2019 -
Pantry ingredients can help grow carbon nanotubes
Study finds baking soda, detergent, and table salt — all rich in sodium — are effective catalysts.
May 28, 2019 -
A new era in 3-D printing
Mechanical engineering researchers are inventing game-changing technologies and developing a renaissance in 3-D printing.
May 16, 2019 -
Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer.
April 23, 2019 -
An easier way to engineer plants
MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.
February 25, 2019 -
Scene at MIT: Happy Nanoween
A grad student's research project unexpectedly yields a spooky message made from millions of carbon nanotubes.
October 31, 2018 -
Timothy Swager receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
The fellowship supports top-tier researchers at U.S. universities whose high-risk, high-payoff work is of strategic importance to the Department of Defense.
April 9, 2018 -
Getting to the heart of carbon nanotube clusters
MIT researchers create predictable patterns from unpredictable carbon nanotubes.
February 14, 2018 -
Optimizing carbon nanotube electrodes
New model measures characteristics of carbon nanotube structures for energy storage and water desalination applications.
January 5, 2018 -
Glassy carbon, now with less heat
Carbon nanotubes lower the transformation temperature of glassy carbon, possibly aiding manufacturers, MIT researchers report.
September 1, 2017 -
New 3-D chip combines computing and data storage
Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data.
July 5, 2017 -
Printable electronics
New stamping technique creates functional features at nanoscale dimensions.
December 7, 2016 -
Inside tiny tubes, water turns solid when it should be boiling
MIT researchers discover astonishing behavior of water confined in carbon nanotubes.
November 28, 2016