Electronics
“Yolks” and “shells” improve rechargeable batteries
06 Aug 2015
Aluminum could give a big boost to capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries
Making the new silicon
By By Rob Matheson, MIT News Office | 04 Aug 2015
Gallium nitride is poised to become the next semiconductor for power electronics, enabling much higher efficiency than silicon
Solving mysteries of conductivity in polymers
22 Jul 2015
‘White graphene’ structures can take the heat
16 Jul 2015
Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 07 Jul 2015
Researchers stretch a thin crystal to get better solar cells
04 Jul 2015
Crystalline semiconductors such as silicon can catch photons and convert their energy into electron flows. New research shows that a little stretching could give one of silicon's lesser-known cousins its own place in the sun
Researchers stretch a thin crystal to get better solar cells
04 Jul 2015
Crystalline semiconductors such as silicon can catch photons and convert their energy into electron flows. New research shows that a little stretching could give one of silicon's lesser-known cousins its own place in the sun
New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half
26 Jun 2015
While conventional lithium-ion batteries are composed of brittle electrodes that can crack under stress, the new formulation produces battery cells that can be bent, folded or even penetrated by bullets without failing