Metamaterials
How to treat heat like light
January 11, 2013
New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.
Also labeled: Heat, Light, Materials science, Materials Science and Engineering, Phononics, Physics, Thermoelectricity, Thermocrystals
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
January 8, 2013
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Diagnostic devices, Mechanical engineering, Microfluidics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Biomedicine, Engineering Health, Health, Health care, Health sciences and technology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Medicine, Membranes, Imaging, Lab-on-a-chip, Cancer, Cells, Tumors, Optogenetics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research
New metamaterial lens focuses radio waves
November 14, 2012
Device could improve satellite and molecular imaging.
Also labeled: 3-D printing, Invisibility, Mechanical engineering, Physics, Electromagnetism, Radio waves, Refraction, Super-lenses
‘Invisibility’ could be a key to better electronics
October 12, 2012
MIT team applies technology developed for visual ‘cloaking’ to enable more efficient transfer of electrons.
Riding herd on photons
August 3, 2012
A new ‘metamaterial’ prevents electromagnetic waves from reflecting backward, pointing the way toward computer chips that move data with light.
Catching some rays — lots of them
March 9, 2012
New MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.
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