Desktop simulation of MIT.nano die bonder enables virtual tool training
Digital twins to expand training capabilities through virtual reality.
An interdisciplinary journey through living machines
With NEET, Sherry Nyeo is discovering MIT’s undergraduate research community at the intersection of computer science and biological engineering.
MIT.nano adds new instruments to create and analyze at the nanoscale
New tools can accommodate samples from small pieces up to 200 mm wafers.
Tiny particles work together to do big things
Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current that could be used to power microrobotic devices.
MADMEC winner identifies sustainable greenhouse-cooling materials
Prizes in the materials science competition also went to a waste-monitoring device and a nanofiber-based yarn.
New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways
The technique could be used to fabricate computer chips that won’t get too hot while operating, or materials that can convert waste heat to energy.
New process could enable more efficient plastics recycling
Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products.
Engineers develop a new kind of shape-memory material
The ceramic-based material could be used for highly efficient actuators for aircraft or other uses, with minimal moving parts.
Cell Rover: Exploring and augmenting the inner world of the cell
MIT researchers demonstrate an intracellular antenna that's compatible with 3D biological systems and can operate wirelessly inside a living cell.
Cracking the carbon removal challenge
Founded by MIT chemical engineers and winner of an XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award, Verdox is working to move the needle on climate change.
SMART Innovation Center awarded five-year NRF grant for new deep tech ventures
By providing researchers with financial and strategic support from the early stages, the Innovation Center hopes to bring new and disruptive technologies to market.
A simple way to significantly increase lifetimes of fuel cells and other devices
MIT researchers find that changing the pH of a system solves a decades-old problem.
Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin”
The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visits MIT to celebrate passage of CHIPS and Science Act
The Massachusetts senator toured MIT.nano and held a roundtable with university leaders to discuss how the new law could advance research and education in the state.
New hardware offers faster computation for artificial intelligence, with much less energy
Engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel protons through solids at unprecedented speeds.