Congratulations to AeroShield and Elise Strobach for winning the 2019 MIT Clean Energy Prize! AeroShield manufactures a super-insulating nano-glass material developed at the DRL for use in energy efficient windows. AeroShield windows are up to 40% more insulating that...
Congratulations to Hyunho Kim for his nomination to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 for his work on atmospheric water harvesting.Read more about the article and...
The DRL’s recent work on water harvesting using metal-organic framework adsorbants has been featured on NPR’s special series Changing The World One Invention At A Time. Check out the awesome video they made below as well as the entire series on NPR...
Congratulations to Bikram Bhatia for his work on passive directional radiative cooling. Using a directional approach to passive radiative cooling that exploits the angular confinement of solar irradiation in the sky, Bikram demonstrated sub-ambient cooling during the...
Congratulations to Kyle Wilke for his work on condensation-resistant omniphobic surfaces. Using isolated reentrant cavities to prevent nucleation and spreading of droplets, Kyle was able to create an omniphobic surface that can repel liquids even during...
Congratulations to Evelyn N. Wang, the Gail E. Kendall (1978) Professor and director of MIT’s Device Research Laboratory, for being named head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective July 1, 2018. We all look forward to the leadership, the input and the...
