For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion.
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion.
Professor of physics honored alongside Allan MacDonald and Rafi Bistritzer for pioneering research on twisted bilayer graphene.
Carbon nanotube film produces aerospace-grade composites with no need for huge ovens or autoclaves.
The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.
Mechanical engineers are developing technologies that could prevent heat from entering or escaping windows, potentially preventing a massive loss of energy.
Longtime MIT professor was a world leader in inelastic deformation and fracture of engineering materials.
Materials engineering and energy expert to succeed Chris Schuh.
MIT graduate student Seth Cazzell shows controlling pH enables reversible hydrogel formation in wider range of metal concentrations.
“Micromechanics informed alloy design: Overcoming scale-transition challenges” focuses on bridging scale gaps.
Following a successful project creating bricks from pulp plant waste in northern India, Elsa Olivetti is looking for ways to repurpose slag produced by the metals industry.
MIT wins $5 million grant to develop a virtual lab that will prepare students for jobs in industry and government.
Substituting lumber for materials such as cement and steel could cut building emissions and costs.
Startup co-founded by alumna Suelin Chen helps people share their end-of-life wishes with loved ones.
Li-Huei Tsai and Christopher Schuh recognized for research innovations addressing Alzheimer’s disease and metal mechanics.
Muscle relaxants delivered to the ureter can reduce contractions that cause pain when passing a stone.