Topic
Carbon nanotubes
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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 -
Carbon nanotube “stitches” strengthen composites
Method to reinforce these materials could help make airplane frames lighter, more damage-resistant.
August 2, 2016 -
Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector
Inexpensive sensors could be worn by soldiers to detect hazardous chemical agents.
June 30, 2016 -
For stronger, lighter, cheaper materials, scroll up
Researchers create perfect nanoscrolls from graphene’s imperfect form.
April 12, 2016 -
Synthetic antibody detects proteins
New nanosensors recognize fibrinogen; may detect insulin, other biomarkers as well.
January 13, 2016 -
Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven
New technique uses carbon nanotube film to directly heat and cure composite materials.
April 14, 2015 -
A new way to make microstructured surfaces
Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties.
July 29, 2014 -
Surprising nanotubes: Some slippery, some sticky
New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
June 1, 2014 -
Bionic plants
Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives.
March 16, 2014