System Bits: Sept. 22


Scaling up production of thin electronic materials With potential application in future spintronics applications, among other things, a team led by MIT researchers have developed a way to make large sheets of molybdenum telluride (MoTe2) and other materials like graphene that hold promise for electronic, optical, and other high-tech applications. The team — which includes MIT postdoc Lin ... » read more

System Bits: Nov. 19


Practical Invisibility Anyone who has read Harry Potter or watched Star Trek knows how powerful invisibility can be—at least in science fiction or the world of magic. But now, two researchers in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto have demonstrated an effective invisibility cloak that is thin, scalable and adaptive to diff... » read more