Device Research Lab | Research Group led by Professor Evelyn N. Wang, MIT

We study energy, transport, water, and make...

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Silica Aerogel

More insulating than air, clearer than glass

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Radiative Cooling

Passive cooling with no electricity

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Water Desalination

Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still

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Our Mission

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.

Research Area

Phase-Change

Solar

Thermal

Water

News

Bikram Bhatia’s work on passive directional radiative cooling featured in MIT News

Nov 28, 2018

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...

Kyle Wilke’s work on condensation-resistant omniphobic surfaces featured in MIT News

Nov 1, 2018

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...

Congratulations to Evelyn N. Wang for being named head of the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering!

Jun 22, 2018

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...

Congratulations to our recent graduates Dr. Hyunho Kim, Dr. Zhengmao Lu and Dr. David Bierman!

Jun 7, 2018

Congratulations to all our recent graduates!

Congratulations to Zhengmao Lu for successfully defending his PhD

Apr 6, 2018

Congratulations to Zhengmao Lu for successfully defending his PhD on Evaporation from Nanopores: Probing Interfacial Transport. The improved fundamental understanding of evaporation reported in...

Demonstration in Arizona (USA) of arid climate and sub-zero dew points water harvesting using metal-organic framework

Mar 22, 2018

Congratulations to Hyunho, Sameer, Lin, Sungwoo and their collaborators for publishing their most recent work on water harvesting in Nature Communications! In this work, they demonstrate air-cooled...