In profile: Seeing the light
Architect Christoph Reinhart studies how buildings — and whole communities — can use daylight to become more energy-efficient.
Architect Christoph Reinhart studies how buildings — and whole communities — can use daylight to become more energy-efficient.
Public launch for project taking place Oct. 3
New process developed at MIT could enable better LED displays, solar cells and biosensors — and foster basic physics research.
Sun-powered system developed by MIT students could provide electricity, heat and cooling to rural schools and clinics.
Tiny cylinders help reveal how natural-light-harvesting antennae collect light with exceptional efficiency.
Multidisciplinary team develops mathematical approach that could help in simulating materials for solar cells and LEDs.
New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore.
MIT team finds new approach to trapping light efficiently in thin-film silicon solar cells.
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.
Website offers a way of optimizing solar cell materials and production.
A new kind of high-temperature photonic crystal could someday power everything from smartphones to spacecraft.
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
Materials scientist explores new possibilities in topics from molecules to rooftop solar panels.