New Electricity Free Tech Cools Buildings in Metro Areas
Engineers report advancements in radiative cooling in a new study in Nature Sustainability
New Electricity Free Tech Cools Buildings in Metro Areas: BUFFALO, N.Y. —...
Using Two Welding Heads to Print Metal Parts
Using Two Welding Heads to Print Metal Parts: PULLMAN, Wash. — Taking a cue from the structural complexity of trees and bones, Washington State...
A Revolutionary New Way for Metals to be Malleable
A Revolutionary New Way for Metals to be Malleable: For nearly 100 years, scientists thought they understood everything there was to know about how...
Making the Structure of ‘Fire Ice’ with Nanoparticles
The structure harnesses a strange physical phenomenon and could enable engineers to manipulate light in new ways
Making the Structure of ‘Fire Ice’ with Nanoparticles:...
Researchers use AI to Identify Similar Materials in Images
This machine-learning method could assist with robotic scene understanding, image editing, or online recommendation systems.
Researchers use AI to Identify Similar Materials in Images: A...
Material that can be Made like Plastic but Conducts like Metal
Material that can be Made like Plastic but Conducts like Metal: Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a...
Temperature-Sensing Building Material Changes to Save Energy
Temperature-Sensing Building Material changes to Save Energy: Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have designed a chameleon-like building...
Designed to Adapt: Living Materials are the Future of Sustainable Building
Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building: Working together across disciplines, researchers from Penn State and the University of Freiburg...
New Animal Inspired Lightweight Designs
By Rachel Crowell
The animals could inspire the creation of strong, but lightweight new materials
Sea urchin skeletons may owe some of their strength to a common...
Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
Zach Winn | MIT News...