Electronics
Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistor
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 04 Jan 2013
The new transistor also features what’s called a trigate design, which could solve some of the problems that plague computer circuits at extremely small sizes
Engineers develop new energy-efficient computer memory using magnetic materials
By By Matthew Chin | 17 Dec 2012
Copper, gold and tin for efficient chips
08 Dec 2012
Stanford builds underwater robots to explore treacherous deep-ocean terrain
By By Melissa Pandika | 04 Dec 2012
Engineers at Stanford's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed autonomous underwater vehicles that can photograph regions of the ocean floor that were once too risky for these robotic explorers
Researchers use synthetic magnetism to control light
By By Andrew Myers | 06 Nov 2012
Power in the palm of your hands
15 Oct 2012
‘Invisibility’ could be a key to better electronics
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 12 Oct 2012
Magic carpet’ could help prevent falls
07 Sep 2012
A ‘magic carpet’ which can immediately detect when someone has fallen and can help to predict mobility problems has been demonstrated by University of Manchester scientists
One-molecule-thick material has big advantages
24 Aug 2012
Single-photon transmitter could enable new quantum devices
26 Jul 2012
Long-sought goal for quantum devices — the ability to transmit single photons while blocking multiple photons — has finally been achieved, writes David L. Chandler from MIT News Office