Coffee stains inspire optimal printing technique for electronics
Using an alcohol mixture, researchers modified how ink droplets dry, enabling cheap industrial-scale printing of electronic devices at unprecedented scales.
Aug. 12, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: engineering advanced-materials graphene electronics printing
Shining a light on the quantum world
With funding from MISTI, physicists at MIT and in Israel collaborate to improve understanding and use of quantum light.
July 27, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: physics graphene x-ray graduate profile light research school-of-science school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences misti postdoctoral
Wildly thin histamine sensors spot fish gone foul
"This histamine sensor is not only for fish. Bacteria in food produce histamine. So it can be a good indicator of the shelf life of food."
June 29, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: graphene food fish sensors health-and-medicine
Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells
New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.
June 5, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: graphene solar research renewable-energy school-of-engineering electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs research-laboratory-of-electronics civil-and-environmental-engineering nanoscience-and-nanotechnology optoelectronics
Researchers map tiny twists in “magic-angle” graphene
Results could help designers engineer high-temperature superconductors and quantum computing devices.
May 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: physics graphene electronics carbon research school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf department-of-energy-doe 2-d
Two walls may beat one for solar-panel nanotubes
New research on Russian doll-like nanotubes could pave the way for their use in solar panels.
March 30, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: graphene nanotechnology materials-science renewable-energy science-and-technology
Energy-harvesting design aims to turn Wi-Fi signals into usable power
Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics.
March 27, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: physics graphene research wireless school-of-science nanoscience-and-nanotechnology materials-research-laboratory
Little beam on a microscope makes laser-induced graphene
A new approach (and a smaller laser) lets scientists shrink laser-induced graphene for flexible electronics.
Feb. 25, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: graphene nanotechnology lasers materials-science science-and-technology
Engineers mix and match materials to make new stretchy electronics
Next-generation devices made with new “peel and stack” method may include electronic chips worn on the skin.
Feb. 5, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: graphene electronics research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering nanoscience-and-nanotechnology materials-science-and-engineering dmse
Team turns banana peels and other trash into ‘flash graphene’
A new method turns just about any kind of carbon-based trash, from banana peels to coffee grounds, into "flash graphene" to make building materials greener.
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: graphene nanotechnology carbon-dioxide materials-science buildings waste-disposal featured science-and-technology
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