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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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News
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Solar-powered desalination recognized as the Best Inventions of 2023 by Time Magazine and featured as Top MIT research stories of 2023
Congratulations to Lenan Zhang, Yang Zhong, and their collaborators in China, including DRL alumnus Zhenyuan Xu, for their work on…
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Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
Congratulations to Lenan Zhang, Yang Zhong, and their collaborators in China, including a DRL alumnus, Zhenyuan Xu, for their recent…
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This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
Congratulations to Gustav Graeber, Carlos Díaz-Marin, Leon Gaugler, Yang Zhong, Bachir El Fil, and Xinyue Liu for their recent work…
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Congratulations to Geoffrey Vaartstra for successfully defending his PhD!
Congratulations to Geoffrey Vaartstra for successfully defending his PhD on Kinetics of Heat and Mass Transfer Near the Liquid-Vapor Interface! In…
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Congratulations to Carlos Díaz-Marín for being selected as a Martin Sustainability Fellow!
Congratulations to Carlos Díaz-Marín for being selected as a Martin Sustainability Fellow! With the support of a Martin Fellowship, Carlos is…
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Even as temperatures rise, this hydrogel material keeps absorbing moisture
Congratulations to Xinyue Liu, Lenan Zhang, Bachir El Fil, Carlos D. Díaz-Marín, Yang Zhong, Xiangyu Li, and their collabtrator Shaoting…