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.
“Electroadhesive” stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures
New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
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.
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.
Pantry ingredients can help grow carbon nanotubes
Study finds baking soda, detergent, and table salt — all rich in sodium — are effective catalysts.
A new era in 3-D printing
Mechanical engineering researchers are inventing game-changing technologies and developing a renaissance in 3-D printing.
Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer.
An easier way to engineer plants
MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.
Scene at MIT: Happy Nanoween
A grad student's research project unexpectedly yields a spooky message made from millions of carbon nanotubes.
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.
Getting to the heart of carbon nanotube clusters
MIT researchers create predictable patterns from unpredictable carbon nanotubes.
Optimizing carbon nanotube electrodes
New model measures characteristics of carbon nanotube structures for energy storage and water desalination applications.
Glassy carbon, now with less heat
Carbon nanotubes lower the transformation temperature of glassy carbon, possibly aiding manufacturers, MIT researchers report.
New 3-D chip combines computing and data storage
Advance points toward new generation of computers for coming superstorm of data.