Moving inventions to the marketplace
MIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies.
How to choose a catalyst
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
‘Artificial leaf’ moves closer to reality
MIT researchers develop a device that combines a solar cell with a catalyst to split water molecules and generate energy.
New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt
Significant advance in battery architecture could be breakthrough for electric vehicles and grid storage.
Making materials to order
New method of forming composites allows fine-tuning of mechanical, electrical, thermal and other properties.
Teaching algae to make fuel
New process could lead to production of hydrogen using bioengineered microorganisms.
Spinning new materials in a thread
New technique could enable creation of a variety of fiber-based electronic and photonic devices.
When is it worth remanufacturing?
MIT study shows sometimes it saves energy, sometimes it doesn’t — and sometimes it makes things worse.
New method found for controlling conductivity
Reversible control of electrical and thermal properties could find uses in storage systems.
Out of thick air
MIT graduate student is working to make water available for the world’s poor by refining the tools and techniques of fog harvesting.
A new spin on superconductivity?
Scientists produce a crystal that could help unlock the mystery of high-temperature superconductors.
New report details status of women in science and engineering at MIT
Follow-up to previous reports shows improvement, but that still more can be done.
Oscillating gels could find many uses
MIT researchers analyze behavior of materials that change by themselves; could lead to practical applications.
Four professors named MacVicar fellows
Sanyal, Schuh, Verghese and Winston honored for undergraduate teaching excellence