The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics.

MIT engineers developed a tag that can reveal with near-perfect accuracy whether an item is real or fake. The key is in the glue on the back of the tag.

A plastic microfluidic chip can remove some risky cells that could potentially become tumors before they are implanted in a patient.

State-of-the-art toolset will bridge academic innovations and industry pathways to scale for semiconductors, microelectronics, and other critical technologies.

The ambient light sensors responsible for smart devices’ brightness adjustments can capture images of touch interactions like swiping and tapping for hackers.

A system designed at MIT could allow sensors to operate in remote settings, without batteries.

The advance opens a path to next-generation devices with unique optical and electronic properties.

Complimentary approaches — “HighLight” and “Tailors and Swiftiles” — could boost the performance of demanding machine-learning tasks.

Flexible platform could produce enigmatic materials, lead to new studies of exotic phenomena.

The advance brings quantum error correction a step closer to reality.