http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/electrical-engineering.html Electrical engineering and electronics headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/electrical-engineering.html 88 31 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/super-conduct-0718.html MIT physicists believe they have identified a mysterious state of matter that has been linked to the phenomenon of high-temperature superconductivity. This state may not be a precursor to superconductivity, as has been theorized, but a competing state. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/super-conduct-0718.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy—at the edges of solar panels—that could allow just that. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanochips-0708.html MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods. Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanochips-0708.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cloud-0617.html The Cloud, an interactive sculpture developed by a team from the MIT Mobile Experience Lab, is being unveiled this week at a fashion industry trade show in Florence, Italy. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cloud-0617.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanotube-0605.html Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have built the most sensitive electronic detector yet for sensing deadly gases, a low-cost, low-energy portable device that could be carried in a pocket and used to monitor hazardous chemicals. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nanotube-0605.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/awards-eecs-tt0604.html Awards given in MIT Electrical Engineering & Computer Science for the academic year 2007-2008. Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/awards-eecs-tt0604.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/awards-engineering-tt0604.html Awards given in the MIT School of Engineering for the academic year 2007-2008. Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/awards-engineering-tt0604.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oil-paper-0530.html A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper, that can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil, could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, MIT researchers and colleagues report. Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oil-paper-0530.html