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

Congratulations to Andrej and Tom on successfully defending their PhDs

May 22, 2014

Congratulations to Andrej and Tom on successfully defending their PhDs!

Upcoming: GRC on Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Heat Transfer on Structured Surfaces

May 17, 2014

Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Heat Transfer Role of Surface Structures -- http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=16878 --January 11-16, 2015 Hotel Galvez Galveston, TX --Chair: Yoav Peles --Vice...

DRL Winter Lab Outing

Feb 7, 2014

DRL Winter Lab Outing!

Andrej and David’s work featured on U.S. DOE Science Homepage

Jan 27, 2014

Andrej and David's work on solar thermovoltaics was featured on the homepage of U.S. DOE Science (link).

Congratulations to Andrej, David, and co-authors for a publication in Nature Nanotechnology

Jan 20, 2014

The work shows the potential of harnessing the sun in the form of heat to generate electricity that can be both dispatchable and efficient via solar thermophotovoltaics (link). The work is also...

Charged Jumping Droplets highlighted in APS

Nov 21, 2013

Nenad, Dan, Alex, and Ryan's work on charged jumping droplets was selected as one of the most outstanding entries in the APS image and video galleries based on artistic content, originality, and...