MTL News

Balance is key to making quantum-dot solar cells work

May 29, 2013

MIT team finds that the ratio of component atoms is vital to performance.

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Solving a semiconductor riddle

New observations of material disprove leading theory about LED brightness, opening new avenues for research.

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New Core Faculty Profile: George Barbastathis

May 17, 2013

This is part of an ongoing series about new MTL core faculty members.

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Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results

May 16, 2013

New experiments reveal previously unseen effects, could lead to new kinds of electronics and optical devices.

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MIT's Fab Lab Shares the Wealth

Designing and fabricating custom semiconductor devices for next generation research.

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Making frequency-hopping radios practical

May 15, 2013

Dana Weinstein and Laura Popa have developed new hardware that could lead to wireless devices that identify and exploit unused transmission frequencies, using radio spectrum much more efficiently.

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MTL Carnival

May 13, 2013

Tuesday, 5/14/13 • Noon-2pm
Walker Memorial lawn

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Games! Barbecue! Tim the Beaver! Cotton candy!
Fun for MTL students, faculty, staff, and affiliates alike!


Core Faculty Profile: Jeffrey Grossman

This is part of an ongoing series about new MTL core faculty members.

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William Tisdale wins Early Career Award

May 9, 2013

Tisdale honored by Office of Science of the Department of Energy.

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Special deal on photon-to-electron conversion: Two for one!

April 18, 2013

New technique developed at MIT could enable a major boost in solar-cell efficiency.

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