Nanoscience + Nanotechnology – MIT Spectrum

To demonstrate just how thin and lightweight the solar cells are, the researchers draped a working cell on top of a soap bubble, without popping the bubble. Image: Joel Jean and Anna Osherov

Possibilities Abound for the Thinnest, Lightest Solar Cells Ever Made

Jeremiah Johnson is the Firmenich Career Development Assistant Professor in MIT's Department of Chemistry. Image: Justin Knight

Research to Watch: Boston Globe Singles Out MIT Chemist’s Nanoscale Discoveries

Miles Barr SM ’08, PhD ’12 is cofounder of Ubiquitous Energy. Image: Lemelson-MIT Program.

A Clear Path Towards More Efficient Solar Technology

Summer 2015

Cheaper, Energy Efficient Ways to Desalinate Water

Jeffrey Grossman and Evelyn Wang are searching for ways to make clean water.

Summer 2015

Key to Quantum: Diamonds

Dirk Englund says the next chapter in the history of technology is not simply about faster computers.

Summer 2015

Technology to Touch Across the Globe

Hiroshi Ishii and colleagues developed an invention that can point, touch, and manipulate objects remotely over long distance.

MIT grad student Sumit Dutta tests out a prototype of his computer logic activity with visitors to Boston's Museum of Science. Photo: Courtesy of Museum of Science, Boston

Spring 2015

MIT Students Bring Nanotechnology to the Masses at Boston’s Museum of Science

Spring 2015

Introducing MIT.nano

MIT is placing a big bet on small with the construction of a new 200,000-square-foot nanoscience and nanotechnology facility.

Spring 2015

Charging Ahead: A New Method for Wireless Power Transfer

John Joannopoulos pioneers wireless cell phone charging.

A new paper diagnostic device can detect Ebola as well as other viral hemorrhagic fevers in about 10 minutes. The device (pictured here) has silver nanoparticles of different colors that indicate different diseases. On the left is the unused device, opened to reveal the contents inside. On the right, the device has been used for diagnosis; the colored bands show positive tests. Photo courtesy of Jose Gomez-Marquez, Helena de Puig, and Chun-Wan Yen

$2 Paper Test Detects Ebola in 10 Minutes