A student team from the Department of Architecture was awarded a High Commendation from the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Design for their proposal to build a zero-energy school campus in Cambodia.
Also receiving High Commendation was Haley Heard MCP '10 for her proposed new urban model for Mumbai, India, using existing coastal hydrology as the armature for development.
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This illustration shows a lead sulfide quantum dot array. Each quantum dot (the colored clusters) is 'passivated' by molecules that bind to its surface. Dots that are made up of unequal amounts of lead and sulfur tend to cause electrons (shown in red) to become highly localized, which can substantially lower the electrical transport of the device.Image: Donghun Kim and Jeffrey C. Grossman
Balance is key to making quantum-dot solar cells work
MIT team finds that the ratio of component atoms is vital to performance.
