Jesús del Alamo named director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories
A faculty member since 1988, del Alamo replaces Vladimir Bulović, who will co-lead the MIT Innovation Initiative.
A faculty member since 1988, del Alamo replaces Vladimir Bulović, who will co-lead the MIT Innovation Initiative.
New prototype device recognizes electrical properties of infected cells as signatures of disease.
New hardware could lead to wireless devices that identify and exploit unused transmission frequencies, using radio spectrum much more efficiently.
Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.
For the first time, researchers power an implantable electronic device using an electrical potential — a natural battery — deep in the inner ear.
Research could affect U.S. manufacturing indirectly, by helping introduce products difficult to build elsewhere, and directly, by reducing production costs.
Project Angstrom selected by magazine's editors; featured in December issue
Assumes role previously held by Chandrakasan.
Succeeds Grimson as leader of MIT's largest academic department