A mirror with a peephole
MIT graduate student Yichen Shen designs a photonic crystal system that lets light pass through at a specific angle.
Running on waste heat
Gang Chen’s thermoelectric devices turn waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other machines.
Advanced thin-film technique could deliver long-lasting medication
Nanoscale, biodegradable drug-delivery method could provide a year or more of steady doses.
Following biological clues to better materials
Brad Olsen creates bioinspired and biofunctional materials for widely diverse applications.
“Active” surfaces control what’s on them
Researchers develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move.
Light pulses control graphene’s electrical behavior
Finding could allow ultrafast switching of conduction, and possibly lead to new broadband light sensors.
Microfluidics and nanofluidics research address global challenges
Karnik group develops inexpensive ways to analyze blood and filter water
More than glitter
Scientists explain how gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs.
Harnessing the speed of light
Nicholas Fang pushes the limits of light to improve performance in communication, fabrication, and medical imaging.
Advancing medicine, layer by layer
Studies by graduate students Stephen Morton and Nisarg Shah show progress toward better cancer treatment and bone replacement.
Separating finely mixed oil and water
Membrane developed by MIT researchers can separate even highly mixed fine oil-spill residues.
New particle-sorting method breaks speed records
Discovery could lead to new ways of detecting cancer cells or purifying contaminated water.