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Controlling crystallization via interfacial engineering : patterning, fouling-inhibition, and nutrient recovery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Crystallization is ubiquitous in natural and anthropogenic environments; and can be detrimental or beneficial. For example, crystallization from sea-spray deposits is a leading contributor to rusting and fouling of coastal ...
Interactions at interfaces across scales : from adsorption to adhesion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The interface between two phases is a prime site for exchanges to occur: from heat or mass transfer to the adsorption of contaminants. This work explores a range of interactions at interfaces across scales, from the ...
Input-output biomolecular systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The ability of cells to sense and respond to their environment is encoded in biomolecular reaction networks, in which information travels through processes such as production, modification, and removal of biomolecules. ...
Interface engineering for exfoliation and integration of heteroepitaxial III-V films
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Compound semiconductors composed of III-V alloys play an essential role in modern optoelectronics and high frequency communication due to their superior optical properties and electron mobilities compared to silicon. ...
Fast learning and adaptation in control and machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
As machine learning methods become more prevalent in society, problems of a dynamical nature will increasingly need to be considered, especially in the interactions of learning-based algorithms with the physical world. The ...
Spectral engineering for solar-thermal and thermal-radiative systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Increasing energy efficiency for power generation and reduction of energy consumption are two important venues to address the energy supply and global warming challenges we face today. Radiation from the sun and terrestrial ...
Combined CO₂ capture and electrochemical conversion in non-aqueous environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies have a central role to play in mitigating rising CO₂ emissions and enabling sustainable power generation. Most industrially mature CCS technologies based on amine ...
Development of chemical-free methods of fouling mitigation for membrane processes in desalination
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
As water scarcity continues to intensify around the globe, the need for more efficient and sustainable desalination technologies has never been more pressing. While membrane technology, namely reverse osmosis (RO), currently ...
Measurement and modeling of brain tissue and engineered polymer response to concentrated impact loading
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Our brains are among the most mechanically compliant and structurally complex organs in our bodies. To predict how brain tissue deforms, and to protect it from deforming in ways that reduce our cognitive function, we must ...
Single-cell mass measurements for drug susceptibility testing in cancer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Measuring the size distributions of micron-scale particles is of central importance in the biological sciences and for a wide range of industrial processes. The suspended microchannel resonator (SMR) is a sensor that ...