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Welcome to the Device Research Lab (DRL) under the direction of Dr. Evelyn N. Wang in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT. The DRL aims to address energy and water challenges facing our world. We probe fundamental heat and mass transport processes, leverage novel materials engineering, and build high-performance prototypes and devices to realize impactful technologies. Specifically, our research areas comprises phase-change, solar, thermal, and water.
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Solar
Thermal
Water
News
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Congratulations to Daniel Hanks on successfully defending his PhD
Congratulations to Daniel Hanks on successfully defending his PhD on Evaporation from Nanoporous Membranes for High Heat Flux Thermal Management. Evaporation…
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Congratulations to the DRL for winning MIT Green Labs Seed Funding
After undergoing waste and energy audits and pitching ideas to promote environmentally conscious research practices, the Device Research Laboratory won…
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Andrej featured in Forbes 30 under 30
Congratulations to Andrej for being featured in Forbes 30 under 30 list!MIT News articleThe Michigan Daily articleForbes list
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Dan’s Science as Art Entry Featured in MRS Bulletin
Dan’s submission to MRS Science as Art was chosen for the MRS Bulletin’s “Look Again” section. See the image here.
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Jeremy’s work on controllable boiling featured on MIT News
Boiling controlled both spatially and temporally via surfactants and electric fields. Heat transfer can be adjusted tenfold.Article linkPaper linkVideo of…
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Nenad, Dan and Ryan’s work on harvesting energy from jumping droplets featured in Frontiers in Energy Research
Devices utilizing superhydrophobic surfaces and water in the air could power small, remote devices. Read the article here.