New technique uses carbon nanotube film to directly heat and cure composite materials.

“Phonon tunneling” explains heat flow across nanometer-wide gaps, study finds.

Researchers combine two types of photovoltaic material to make a cell that harnesses more sunlight.

New research provides a general formula for understanding how layered materials form different surface patterns.

Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.

MIT graduate student Farnaz Niroui demonstrates squeezable nano electromechanical switches with quantum tunneling function.

Century-old riddle about aragonite formation is unraveled by scientists’ atomistic simulation.

Dislocations in oxides seen as promising electrolytes create a “traffic jam” for charged ions.

Tuning energy levels through surface chemistry shows promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells, MIT graduate student Patrick R. Brown's work shows.

Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.