MTL News Archives for 2012

June 26, 2012

Better surfaces could help dissipate heat

Heat transfer in everything from computer chips to powerplants could be improved through new analysis of surface textures.


June 21, 2012

All-carbon solar cell harnesses infrared light

New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore.


June 20, 2012

Donghyun Jin awarded the ISPSD '12 Charitat Award-Runner-up at ISPSD, Belgium


June 19, 2012

Sharper ultrasound images could improve diagnostics

New system developed at MIT allows precise measurements and tracking of disease progression.


June 8, 2012

MTL Graduation Reception


June 7, 2012

Teaching self-assembling structures a new trick

MIT researchers produce 3-D configurations that could lead to new microchips and other devices.


June 1, 2012

Mechanical engineering's condiment-bottle coating gives waste the slip

MIT $100K competition runner-up LiquiGlide developed out of Varanasi group