Microsystems Technology Laboratories
-
Microchip enables fast, precise measurement of single-cell growth
Device that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics.
September 5, 2016 -
Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor
MIT provost and leader in microscale and nanoscale fabrication appointed to the Ray and Maria Stata Professorship in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
August 3, 2016 -
Duane Boning named LeBel Professor
A leader in the field of manufacturing and design has been appointed the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering.
June 30, 2016 -
Spotlight on engineering staff
The 2016 Infinite Mile Awards in the School of Engineering
May 31, 2016 -
Monterrey Tec researchers exhilarated by nanotech challenges
The Tec de Monterrey and MIT Program fosters exchanges in nanotechnology and nanoscience, with the goal of helping the Tec to become a research university.
March 29, 2016 -
EECS announces four faculty promotions
Palacios, Shah, Tedrake promoted to full professor; Englund promoted to associate professor without tenure.
February 8, 2016 -
Toward hack-proof RFID chips
New technology could secure credit cards, key cards, and pallets of goods in warehouses.
February 3, 2016 -
A virtual “guide dog” for navigation
Low-power chip processes 3-D camera data, could enable wearable device to guide the visually impaired.
February 2, 2016 -
New chip fabrication approach
Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers.
January 27, 2016 -
Nanodevices at one-hundredth the cost
New techniques for building microelectromechanical systems show promise.
December 18, 2015 -
Making the new silicon
Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage in data centers, consumer devices.
July 29, 2015 -
Toward tiny, solar-powered sensors
New ultralow-power circuit improves efficiency of energy harvesting to more than 80 percent.
June 22, 2015 -
Unlocking nanofibers’ potential
Prototype boosts production of versatile fibers fourfold, while cutting energy consumption by 92 percent.
June 4, 2015 -
Building community for EECS postdocs
Postdoctoral scholars in electrical engineering and computer science gain new perspectives as Postdoc6 comes full cycle.
March 25, 2015 -
Radio chip for the “Internet of things”
Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life.
February 22, 2015 -
New fibers can deliver many simultaneous stimuli
Implanted into the brain or spinal column, they can transmit drugs, light, and electrical signals.
January 19, 2015 -
Jesus del Alamo is named an American Physical Society Fellow
December 23, 2014 -
Vivienne Sze receives DARPA 2014 Young Faculty Award
Award honors work on real-time energy-efficient visual data processing for portable media, which will impact elderly-assistance and advanced driver-assistance systems.
December 23, 2014 -
New law for superconductors
Mathematical description of relationship between thickness, temperature, and resistivity could spur advances.
December 16, 2014 -
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
October 17, 2014