Vanishing friction
In tuning friction to the point where it disappears, technique could boost development of nanomachines.
A new tool measures the distance between phonon collisions
Tabletop setup provides more nuanced picture of heat production in microelectronics.
Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient
Graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants.
Seeking deeper understanding of how the brain works
Edward Boyden develops techniques to study the brain, and how it operates, in finer detail.
How to make continuous rolls of graphene
New manufacturing process could take exotic material out of the lab and into commercial products.
Taking control of light emission
Researchers find a way of tuning light waves by pairing two exotic 2-D materials.
Designing better medical implants
Optimal size and shape allow implantable devices to last longer in the body.
Researchers build new fermion microscope
Instrument freezes and images 1,000 individual fermionic atoms at once.
Faster, smaller, more informative
Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
MIT sensor detects spoiled meat
Tiny device could be incorporated into “smart packaging” to improve food safety.
Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven
New technique uses carbon nanotube film to directly heat and cure composite materials.
Tunneling across a tiny gap
“Phonon tunneling” explains heat flow across nanometer-wide gaps, study finds.
Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells
Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples.