Tag: MIT
New Advanced Materials for New Switch for Superconductivity
The results could help turn up unconventional superconducting materials.
New Advanced Materials for New Switch for Superconductivity: Under certain conditions — usually exceedingly cold ones...
MIT Engineers “grow” Atomically Thin Transistors for Computer Chips
A new low-temperature growth and fabrication technology allows the integration of 2D materials directly onto a silicon circuit, which could lead to denser and...
Even as Temperatures Rise, this Hydrogel Material Keeps Absorbing Moisture
MIT engineers identified an unusually absorbent material that could be used for passive cooling or water harvesting in warm climates.
Even as Temperatures Rise, this...
MIT Engineers Fouling in Photo Bioreactors for CO2 Capture
Applying a small voltage to the walls of algae growing tanks can prevent cloudy buildup and allow more photosynthesis to happen.
MIT Engineers Fouling in...
MIT Engineers Grow “Perfect” Atom-Thin Materials
MIT engineers grow “perfect” atom-thin materials: True to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors on a microchip has doubled every year since the 1960s....
MIT Moving Water and Earth
A new understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.
MIT Moving Water and Earth: As...
Here Is why Roman Concrete is so Strong
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Here Is why Roman Concrete is so Strong: The...
Building Better Batteries, Faster
PhD student Pablo Leon uses machine learning to expedite research on novel battery materials, while helping newer students navigate graduate school.
Rachel Yang | MIT News correspondent
Building...
Living LEGOs
Mathematical modeling speeds up the process of programming bacterial systems to self-assemble into desired 2D shapes.
Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics
Living LEGOs: LEGO blocks can be...
A New Method Boosts Wind Farms’ Energy Output
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of...
