Proton-conducting Materials could Enable New Green Energy Technologies
David L. Chandler | MIT News
Analysis and materials identified by MIT engineers could lead to more energy-efficient fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, or computing devices.
AI Method Radically Speeds Predictions of Materials’ Thermal Properties
Adam Zewe | MIT News
The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat.
New Computer Vision Method Helps Speed Up Screening of Electronic Materials
Jennifer Chu | MIT News
The technique characterizes a material’s electronic properties 85 times faster than conventional methods.
Researchers Demonstrate the First Chip-based 3D Printer
Adam Zewe | MIT News
Smaller than a coin, this optical device could enable rapid prototyping on the go.
Turning Up the Heat on Next-generation Semiconductors
Adam Zewe | MIT News
Research sheds light on the properties of novel materials that could be used in electronics operating in extremely hot environments.
Physicists Create Five-lane Superhighway for Electrons
Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory
Work on the superhighway for electrons that can occur in rhombohedral graphene, a special kind of graphite, could lead to ultra-efficient electronics and more.
MIT.nano: Engineering at the Heart of the Institute
Karie Shen | The Tech
Scholvin: “Nothing that happens in microfabrication should work. And the reason it’s possible is because we negotiate with nature, in some sense.”
2023-2024 James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Paula T. Hammond, MIT
MIT Researchers Discover “Neutronic Molecules”
David L. Chandler | MIT News
Study shows neutrons can bind to nanoscale atomic clusters known as quantum dots. The finding may provide insights into material properties and quantum effects.
Life is short, so aim high
Michaela Jarvis | MIT News
Professor Rafael Jaramillo relishes the challenge of developing new, environmentally beneficial semiconductor materials.