Seeing things: A new transparent display system could provide heads-up data
New kind of see-through screen could be applied as a thin plastic coating on ordinary glass.
New kind of see-through screen could be applied as a thin plastic coating on ordinary glass.
New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand.
Marshall Scholar Colleen Loynachan tackles materials science problems with a photographer’s perspective.
New approach to use of 2-D carbon material opens up unexpected properties, could unleash new uses.
MIT team develops simple, inexpensive method that could help realize material’s promise for electronics, solar power, and sensors.
New system could provide detailed images — even of soft tissue — from a lightweight, portable device.
Researchers design drug-carrying nanoparticles that can be taken orally
Synthetic polymers coating a nanoparticle surface can recognize specific molecules just like an antibody.
Particles suspended in cooling water could prevent hotspots in nuclear plant cooling systems and electronics.
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year.
New nanoparticles weaken tumor-cell defenses, then strike with chemotherapy drug.
Simple urine test developed by MIT engineers uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting.
Particles that deliver vaccines directly to mucosal surfaces could defend against many infectious diseases.
Researchers show that graphene — atom-thick sheets of carbon — could be used in photodetectors, devices that translate optical signals to electrical.
Chemical engineers find that arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs and help improve production.