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

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

Devices.

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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

Jumping Charged Droplets featured on MIT News

Oct 2, 2013

Link to MIT news Also featured as a Research Highlight in Nature.

Congratulations to Solomon, Rishi, and Ryan for a publication in Nature Communications

Sep 30, 2013

This work shows that droplets can be non-wetting on superhydrophilic microstructured surfaces when the surfaces are slightly heated above the saturation temperature. This finding has implications...

Congratulations to Nenad, Dan, and Ryan for a publication in Nature Communications

Sep 27, 2013

This work shows that jumping droplets on superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces can accumulate charge that can be potentially harnessed for enhanced heat transfer, energy harvesting, among...

Congratulations to soon-to-be Prof. Nenad Miljkovic!

Sep 18, 2013

Congratulations to Nenad who will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in Fall 2014.

Advanced Thermal Battery featured in Automotive Engineering

Sep 3, 2013

The Advanced Thermal Battery, a thermal energy storage device for climate control of electric cars, was featured in Automotive Engineering International.

DRL Summer Outing

Aug 29, 2013

DRL Summer Outing!