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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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Thermal
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News
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Congratulations to Yajing Zhao for being named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy, Class of 2023
Congratulations to Yajing Zhao for being named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy for 2023. Yajing co-founded Mesophase, a start-up…
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How “2D” materials expand
Congratulations to Yang Zhong, Lenan Zhang, Samuel Cruz and their collaborators for their recent work, A unified approach and descriptor…
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Congratulations on DRL alumni joining academia!
Congratulations to DRL alumni joining academia! Find out more about our recent alumni: Xiangyu Li, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and…
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Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations
Congratulations to Zhengmao Lu, Arny Leroy, Lenan Zhang, and their collaborators in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) at…
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Congratulations to Yang Zhong for being selected as a MathWorks Engineering Fellow!
Congratulations to Yang Zhong for being selected as a MathWorks Engineering Fellow! With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Yang…
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Congratulations to Yajing Zhao for successfully defending her PhD!
Congratulations to Yajing Zhao for successfully defending her PhD on Scalable Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Capillary-Driven Thin-Film Condensation! In her thesis,…