Physicists predict previously unseen phenomena in exotic materials
Better understanding of topological semimetals could help usher in future electronics.
Light can “heal” defects in some solar cells
Defects in some new electronic materials can be removed by making ions move under illumination.
2.007 robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
Motors smoking, robot reenacted Paul Revere’s ride to win competition.
Making electronics out of coal
Instead of burning up this complex hydrocarbon, let’s make devices from it, says Jeffrey Grossman.
Fast-tracking medical device development
Brian Anthony teams researchers and physicians with industry to accelerate advances in patient care.
New way to control particle motions on 2-D materials
Study points the way to new photonic devices with one-way traffic lanes.
In Profile: Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
Experimental physicist explores the wild frontiers of graphene and other ultrathin materials.
Stretchable hydrogel electronics
Water-based “Band-Aid” senses temperature, lights up, and delivers medicine to the skin.
MIT joins $171M public-private consortium on manufacturing flexible electronics
Government, industry, and academia partner to bring new generation of electronics to commercial scale.
Making the new silicon
Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage in data centers, consumer devices.
Electrons corralled using new quantum tool
“Whispering gallery” effect confines electrons, could provide basis for new electron-optics devices.
Faculty highlight: Vladimir Bulovic
MIT's associate dean for innovation is inventing at the nanoscale.
Extreme materials and ubiquitous electronics
Tomás Palacios explores the application of novel materials in next-generation electronics to save energy and expand possibilities.
New 2-D quantum materials for nanoelectronics
MIT team provides theoretical roadmap to making 2-D electronics with novel properties.