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By embedding spinach leaves with carbon nanotubes, engineers transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone. Spinach is no longer...
This visualization shows layers of graphene used for membranes. (University of Manchester) Engineers at the University of Exeter have developed a new cheap and simple mass production technique for graphene. A team of engineers...
By tethering hundreds of tiny particles to the surfaces of tumor cells in the presence of a mechanical force, an MIT team made the cells much more vulnerable to attack by a drug that...
This image shows theoretical (right) and experimental (left) iso-frequency contours of a photonic crystal slabs superimposed on each other. Scientists at MIT have developed a new technique that reveals the inner details of photonic...
A team of researchers has developed a “second skin” polymer that can provide a barrier, cosmetic improvement, and potentially deliver drugs. Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed...
This illustration shows the simulation results of tensile and compression tests on 3-D graphene. A team of engineers at MIT has successfully designed a new 3D material with five percent the density of steel...
These scanning electron microscope images show the sequence of fabrication of fine lines by the team’s new method. First, an array of lines is produced by a conventional electron beam process (top). The addition...
Engineers from MIT have discovered a way to make “quantum dots” that emit infrared light when injected into the body, providing researchers with highly detailed images of internal body structures. The new research may...
Researchers at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science have discovered a modification to perovskite solar cells, which could lead to a new generation of more efficient solar cells. Perovskite, a mineral discovered...
But composite materials are also surprisingly vulnerable: While aluminum can withstand relatively large impacts before cracking, the many layers in composites can break apart due to relatively small impacts — a drawback that is...