Materials
Silicon-germanium chip sets new speed record
20 Feb 2014
New chemistry could make it easier to design materials to order
By By Gail Wilson | 25 Jan 2014
New transparent display system could provide 'heads-up' data
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 23 Jan 2014
How to tap the sun’s energy through heat as well as light
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 20 Jan 2014
New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand. By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office
Disordered materials hold promise for better batteries
10 Jan 2014
MIT researchers find that contrary to conventional wisdom, cathodes made of disordered lithium compounds can perform better than perfectly ordered ones.
New material harvests energy from water vapour
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 03 Jan 2014
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Process developed for ultrathin carbon membranes
02 Jan 2014
Batteries as they are meant to be seen
27 Dec 2013
Decoding the structure of bone
27 Dec 2013
Researchers have deciphered the molecular basis of bone’s remarkable strength and resiliency; which could lead to new treatments and materials