Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials.

Unconventional form of ferroelectricity could impact next-generation computing.

Structure may reveal conditions needed for high-temperature superconductivity.

Family of compounds could someday be useful for fuel cells, supercapacitors, catalysts, and sensors.

With funding from MISTI, physicists at MIT and in Israel collaborate to improve understanding and use of quantum light.

New roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.

Results could help designers engineer high-temperature superconductors and quantum computing devices.

Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics.

Next-generation devices made with new “peel and stack” method may include electronic chips worn on the skin.

MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.