Technique could enable 3-D printing of cellular structures for tissue engineering.

Polymer nanowires that assemble in perpendicular layers could offer route to tinier chip components.

At MIT’s Tata Center for Technology and Design, researchers are exploring ways to extend electricity access to rural communities in India using microgrids.

Small voltage can flip thin film between two crystal states — one metallic, one semiconducting.

New battery may offer low-cost, long-lasting storage for the grid.

MOSAIC award spurs MIT research into concentrator solar cells that can run in shade and full sun with power control and wavelength separation.

Material could harvest sunlight by day, release heat on demand hours or days later.

New device could provide electrical power source from walking and other ambient motions.

Three MIT graduate students win Silver Awards for work on catalysts, hydrogels, and magnetic nanoparticles.

An MIT development could benefit both the environment and human health.