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A stretchable stopwatch lights up human skin
November 4, 2019 
Imagine a runner who doesn’t need to carry a stopwatch or cell phone to check her time: She…
Ice-proof coating for big structures relies on a ‘beautiful demonstration of mechanics’
April 29, 2019 
A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to…
To connect biology with electronics, be rigid, yet flexible
June 20, 2017
The problem is a fundamental incompatibility in communication styles. That conclusion might crop up during divorce proceedings, or…
Influential Interfaces Lead to Advances in Organic Spintronics
July 2, 2015
Spintronics is an emerging field of electronics in which devices work by manipulating the quantum mechanical spin1 of electrons, in addition…
Researchers Use ‘Soft’ Nanoparticles to Model Behavior at Interfaces
April 7, 2015
Where water and oil meet, a two-dimensional world exists. This interface presents a potentially useful set of properties…
Anomalous critical state of electrons near a metal-insulator boundary
February 23, 2015
Electrons in materials are subject to repulsive interactions due to their negative charges. Sufficiently strong repulsive interactions make…
A Better Look at the Chemistry of Interfaces
December 8, 2014
Researchers working at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National…
Interfaces within materials can be patterned as a means of controlling the properties of composites
September 1, 2014
Patterned surfaces are all the rage among researchers seeking to induce surfaces to repel water or adhere to…
Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light
March 24, 2014
Inspired by natural materials such as bone — a matrix of minerals and other substances, including living cells…
Novel membrane reveals water molecules will bounce off a liquid surface
March 17, 2014
Consider the nearest water surface: a half-full glass on your desk, a puddle outside your window, or a…
DARPA’s Bionic Limb Interfaces
June 17, 2013
DARPA’s breakthrough research with advanced prosthetic limbs controlled by brain interfaces is well documented, but such research is…
Research update: Jumping droplets help heat transfer
January 4, 2013
Scalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.…
- A new look at the solid-liquid interface
May 23, 2014 - Profs Team Up to Make Implanted Devices ‘Sticky’
December 6, 2013 - A recipe for oxide interface perfection opens path to novel materials
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